Help Wanted OnLine
A real-time measure of labor demand
September 2016
Office of Research
What is HWOL?
O The Conference Board Help Wanted
OnLine® Data Series (HWOL) measures the
number of new, first-time online jobs and
jobs reposted from the previous month for
over 16,000 Internet job boards, corporate
boards and smaller job sites that serve
niche markets and smaller geographic
areas.
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Connecticut’s Help Wanted
Online Job Advertisements
Seasonally Adjusted, through August 2016
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
Total Ads
New Ads
10,000
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Employment vs. Job Ads
CT Seasonally Adjusted Data, through August 2016
1,750
90,000
80,000
1,710
1,690
70,000
1,670
1,650
60,000
1,630
50,000
1,610
1,590
1,570
1,550
Help Wanted OnLine Ads
Number Employed (thousands)
1,730
40,000
Emp
Ads
30,000
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Labor Supply vs. Job Ads
180,000
90,000
160,000
80,000
140,000
70,000
120,000
60,000
100,000
50,000
80,000
40,000
Unemployed
60,000
Help Wanted OnLine Ads
Number Unemployed
CT Seasonally Adjusted Data, through August 2016
Ads
30,000
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Total Job Ads Index
Nation and State Comparison (December 2007=100), through August 2016
160
140
120
100
80
60
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U.S.
CT
RI
MA
NY
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Connecticut Employers
with the Most Job Ads
O Yale University
O United Technology
O Unitedhealth Group
O Compass Group
O U.S. Army
O Yale New Haven Hospital
O ACCENTURE
O Travelers Insurance
O Hartford Healthcare
O REGIONS
O Aetna Inc.
O Macy's
O Deloitte
O Best Version Media
O Hartford Public Schools
O CVS Health
O The Hartford
O Target Corporation
O Genesis HealthCare
O Sikorsky
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Connecticut Staffing Firms
with the Most Job Ads
O StaffDNA
O Randstad
O Kforce Staffing, Inc.
O Monroe Staffing Services
O Kelly Services
O TEKsystems
O Accountemps
O The McIntyre Group
O J. Morrissey & Co.
O Belcan
Robert Half International
Execu|Search
Maxim Healthcare
MSN Travel Nursing
Aerotek
Apex Systems, Inc.
LocumTenens.com
Creative Financial
Staffing
O Tradesmen International
O Alpha Medical Group, LLC
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Connecticut Occupations
with the Most Job Ads
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Registered Nurses
Retail Salespersons
Software Developers, Applications
Computer Systems Analysts
Customer Service Representatives
Computer User Support Specialists
Web Developers
First-Line Supervisors of Food Prep. and
Serving Workers
Teacher Assistants
Medical and Health Services Managers
Elementary School Teachers
Network and Computer Systems
Administrators
Information Tech. Project Managers
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales
Workers
Accountants
Marketing Managers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and
Admin. Support Workers
Management Analysts
Industrial Engineers
Executive Secretaries and Executive
Admin. Assistants
Critical Care Nurses
Secondary School Teachers
Physical Therapists
Social and Human Service Assistants
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Available Job Ads, by County
(Volume and August 2015 to August 2016 % change)
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New Job Ads, by County
(Total of past year through August 2016, and % change from previous year)
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Labor Market Areas
Number Employed vs. Online Job Ads
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Bridgeport - Stamford LMA
Number Employed (Seasonally Adjusted) vs. Job Ads, through August 2016
420
19,000
17,000
410
405
15,000
400
13,000
395
390
11,000
385
380
375
Help Wanted OnLine Ads
Employed (thousands)
415
9,000
Employed
Ads
7,000
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Danbury LMA
82
7,000
80
6,000
78
5,000
76
4,000
74
3,000
72
2,000
Employed
70
Help Wanted OnLine Ads
Employed (thousands)
Number Employed (Seasonally Adjusted) vs. Job Ads, through August 2016
Ads
1,000
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Hartford LMA
Number Employed (Seasonally Adjusted) vs. Job Ads, through August 2016
580
Employed (thousands)
570
24,000
565
22,000
560
20,000
555
18,000
550
16,000
545
14,000
540
535
530
Employed
Ads
Help Wanted OnLine Ads
26,000
575
12,000
10,000
15
New Haven LMA
Number Employed (Seasonally Adjusted) vs. Job Ads, through August 2016
290
6,500
Employed (thousands)
5,500
280
5,000
4,500
275
4,000
270
3,500
3,000
265
260
255
2,500
Employed
Ads
Help Wanted OnLine Ads
6,000
285
2,000
1,500
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Norwich – New London LMA
Number Employed (Seasonally Adjusted) vs. Job Ads, through August 2016
145
4,000
Employed (thousands)
3,000
135
2,500
130
2,000
125
1,500
Employed
120
Help Wanted OnLine Ads
3,500
140
Ads
1,000
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Waterbury LMA
74
4,000
72
3,500
3,000
70
2,500
68
2,000
66
1,500
64
Employed
62
Ads
Help Wanted OnLine Ads
Employed (thousands)
Number Employed (Seasonally Adjusted) vs. Job Ads, through August 2016
1,000
500
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O All advertisement data used in this publication is
from the Conference Board’s Help Wanted
OnLine data series.
O For more information, contact Matthew Krzyzek
in the Office of Research at the Department of
Labor.
(860) 263-6287
Matthew.Krzyzek@ct.gov
For more Connecticut Labor Market Information visit:
www.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi
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Twitter: @DOL_Research
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