The Conference Board Employment Trends Index fell further in January. The index stands at 96.6, down 1% from the December revised figure of 97.5, and down 18.6% from a year ago.
The Employment Trends Index has recently been declining faster than at any time since the 1974 recession, said Gad Levanon, senior economist at The Conference Board. “Such declines suggest considerable job losses will persist for several more months. It is becoming clearer that the continued worsening economic conditions are forcing many companies to make further downward adjustments to their workforce.”
The 18-month-long decline in the Employment Trends Index is seen in all eight of its components, most notably over the past six months in temporary-help hires and part-time workers for economic reasons.
The Employment Trends Index aggregates eight labor-market indicators, each of which has proven accurate in its own area. Aggregating individual indicators into a composite index filters out so-called “noise” to show underlying trends more clearly. The eight labor-market indicators aggregated into the ETI include:
· Percentage of respondents who say they find “Jobs Hard to Get” (The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Survey)
· Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance (U.S. Department of Labor)
· Percentage of Firms With Positions Not Able to Fill Right Now (National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation)
· Number of Employees Hired by the Temporary-Help Industry (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
· Part-time Workers for Economic Reasons (BLS)
· Job Openings (BLS)
· Industrial Production (Federal Reserve Board)
· Real Manufacturing and Trade Sales (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Conference Board Employment Trends Index Falls In January
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index fell further in January. The index stands at 96.6, down 1% from the December revised figure of 97.5, and down 18.6% from a year ago.
The Employment Trends Index has recently been declining faster than at any time since the 1974 recession, said Gad Levanon, senior economist at The Conference Board. "Such declines suggest considerable job losses will persist for several more months. It is becoming clearer that the continued worsening economic conditions are forcing many companies to make further downward adjustments to their workforce."
The 18-month-long decline in the Employment Trends Index is seen in all eight of its components, most notably over the past six months in ...
The Employment Trends Index has recently been declining faster than at any time since the 1974 recession, said Gad Levanon, senior economist at The Conference Board. "Such declines suggest considerable job losses will persist for several more months. It is becoming clearer that the continued worsening economic conditions are forcing many companies to make further downward adjustments to their workforce."
The 18-month-long decline in the Employment Trends Index is seen in all eight of its components, most notably over the past six months in ...
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