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National job vacancies for May and June have flip-flopped into flatness. May saw a decline, but June saw a slight increase. New York metro is the big gainer, but California is the biggest loser.
Using technology to track job openings and the relative 'recovery' from last year's recession, recent studies find that the summer has been flat, so far. eWeek reports:
Like the weather, job openings depend on where you live. New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are running hot, but California is filled with cooler June gloom as the state saw the largest decline in job openings in the month, losing 46,800 vacancies.
Job vacancies for June were considered unchanged nationally as tracked online by the non-profit, pro-business organization The Conference Board as reported in its monthly Help Wanted OnLine series. The supply-and-demand rate is 3.62 unemployed persons for every job vacancy which is a marked improvement from the 4.73 rate from last October.
“In the last two months, labor demand has been little changed following a strong start for spring hiring in April,” said June Shelp, vice president at The Conference Board. “Thus far, job demand has been uneven across geographies and occupations, and weakness in the housing market is one factor.”
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