NEW YORK – About 4,150,000 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in April, a 222,700 increase from March's 3,927,300, The Conference Board reported today.
"In a welcome sign for the job market, employers began the spring hiring season with a large 223,000 increase in demand for workers," said June Shelp, Vice President at The Conference Board. "Providing evidence of the strengthening economy, labor demand in April rose in practically every State and a wide variety of occupations from management positions to office workers and sales help. Improved job prospects also contributed to the April rise in The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index to its highest level since September 2008. The gap is beginning to narrow, but the number of unemployed continues to outnumber advertised vacancies by 3.82 to 1 (based on the latest March unemployment numbers)."
