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LinkUp Data Shows Surprisingly Positive Jobs Picture In September

Flying in the face of the U.S. Department of Labor September jobs data which showed a loss of 159,000 non-farm jobs during the month, LinkUp’s job data for September presents a far more positive outlook on the U.S. employment numbers. In fact, 45 states in the U.S. showed an increase in new jobs between August [...]

3 Job Categories Show Impressive Job Growth In August

One of the recent changes we have made in examining LinkUp jobs classifieds data is to report the number of new and total jobs listed on the site by job category and compare them to the previous month. As the chart below indicates, the 3 categories that showed the largest gains in August were Education [...]

U.S. Employment Picture Continued To Worsen In August

August employment figures are not scheduled to be released until Friday morning, but if LinkUp data provides any type of early indicator, the nation’s employment picture continued to worsen in August. The number of total job openings posted on corporate web sites dropped 3% from July, while the total number of new openings posted showed [...]

LinkUp Confirms Dismal July Jobs Numbers

Mirroring the figures released by the Department of Labor last week, data released by LinkUp.com on Monday provided further evidence that the nation’s jobs picture deteriorated substantially in July. The number of total job openings posted on corporate web sites dropped 4% from June, while the total number of new openings posted dropped 2%. Even [...]