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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Increased in July Strong Job Growth to Continue in Coming Months: The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased again in July, the fifth consecutive monthly increase. The index now stands at 109.80, up from 108.96 (a downward revision) in June. |
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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. Increased in June The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased by 0.7 percent in June to 115.1 (2016 = 100), following a 1.2 percent increase in May and a 1.3 percent increase in April. |
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Online Labor Demand Rises Slightly in June The Conference Board®-Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index rose slightly in June and now stands at 140.3 (July 2018=100), up from 139.9 in May. The 0.3 percent gain between May and June follows a 0.9 percent decline between April and May. |
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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Increased in June The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in June, after an increase in May. The index now stands at 109.84, up from 107.70 (an upward revision) in May. The index is now up 28.2 percent year-over-year (i.e., compared to June 2020). |
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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. Increased in May The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased by 1.3 percent in May to 114.5 (2016 = 100), following a 1.3 percent increase in April and a 1.4 percent increase in March. |
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A new report from The Conference Board finds that wage gaps have widened between Black and White workers, even those of otherwise comparable backgrounds and qualifications. |
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Online Labor Demand Rises in May The Conference Board®-Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index rose in May and now stands at 126.9 (July 2018=100), up from 118.1 in April. The Index declined 4.4 percent from March to April and is up 53.2 percent from a year ago. |
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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Increased in May The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) significantly increased in May, after an increase in April. The index now stands at 107.35, up from 104.31 (a downward revision) in the previous month. The index is currently up 39.4% from a year ago. |
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Tepid Job Gains Highlight Hiring Difficulties Commentary on today’s U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report By Frank Steemers, Senior Economist, The Conference Board |
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Survey: US Businesses Face Historic Difficulty Finding Qualified Workers Amid a rapid reopening of the US economy and a huge increase in demand for workers, a new survey from The Conference Board found that businesses are having immense difficulty finding qualified workers. |