By Cara Baruzzi, Register Business Editor
cbaruzzi@newhavenregister.com
As the nation's job market continues to falter in the aftermath of the recession, the number of job openings posted online in June grew by a slight 19,600 from the previous month, but Connecticut job seekers saw fewer offerings.
The Conference Board reported Wednesday that there were nearly 4.2 million job openings posted online last month, up slightly from May.
June's figure meant there were an average of 3.6 unemployed people for every advertised job nationwide.
Throughout the Northeast, which encompasses New York and Pennsylvania along with New England, online advertised openings rose by 50,600 in June, making it the region with the largest gain in jobs.
Postings for Connecticut jobs, however, decreased by 3,300.
Most regions of the country saw job openings decline, bringing the nationwide total to a net gain of 19,600 openings.
"Thus far, job demand has been uneven across geographies and occupations, and weakness in the housing market is one factor," June Shelp, vice president at The Conference Board, said in a statement. "While all states have experienced some positive upturn in labor demand, states that were heavily impacted by the housing market downturn, in general, are rebounding more slowly."
Occupations most closely tied to real estate, such as construction, architecture and engineering, have been slower to start seeking additional workers, she said.
In contrast, demand for workers in sales, entertainment, food preparation, health care and personal care jobs has risen to pre-recession levels, Shelp said.
The Conference Board is a New York private research group.
On Tuesday the group reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell nearly 10 points in June to a reading of 52.9, largely because of lingering concerns about the job market.
A reading above 90 indicates consumers feel the economy is on solid ground.
A clearer picture of the employment situation should emerge Friday when the U.S. Labor Department reports on how payrolls fared in June.
Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect the department to report that employers shed 110,000 jobs in June and the jobless rate rose to 9.8 percent, up from 9.7 percent in May.
The Associated Press contributed to this story. Call Cara Baruzzi at 203-789-5748.
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