Thursday, April 26, 2007

U.S. newspaper help-wanted ads fall in March

(Reuters) - "The relatively modest ad volume now could be a signal that job growth may be modest this summer," said Ken Goldstein, labor economist at the Conference Board, in a statement.

Help-wanted ads declined in eight of nine U.S. regions in the last three months, with the largest falls in the East South Central, South Atlantic and East North Central regions, the Conference Board said. Ads in the East South Central region fell 22.6 percent.


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