Honolulu job board activity up 9%
Online advertising for employment was up in Honolulu during April, despite a downturn for ads in 49 of 52 top metropolitan areas, according to a report by The Conference Board released Wednesday.
A total of 9,700 jobs in the Honolulu area were advertised on Internet job boards in April, up 9 percent from 8,900 during April 2007. The latest figure includes 7,600 jobs that were newly posted during the month.
Both rates were substantially better than the national averages payday loan. The national volume of online employment listings fell 16.4 percent in April, and the number of new jobs being advertised dropped by 10.6 percent.
The Conference Board is a nonprofit research organization based in New York City. It has been monitoring online employment advertising since May 2005.