US online job ads fell by 276,800 in December to approximately 5.41 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads. December’s large drop offsets a strong gain of 232,000 online job ads in November.
“Labor demand in 2015 continued at the same slow steady pace of 2014, averaging about a 24,000 monthly increase,” said Gad Levanon, managing director of macroeconomic and labor market research at The Conference Board. “While labor demand growth has been somewhat slow over the past two years, the monthly employer demand levels have remained consistently high, providing a strong basis for a healthy labor…
