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The organization’s Employment Trends Index was 89.9, up 0.2 percent from 89.7 in Aprilp and down from 113 inMay 2008, The Conferencw Board said Monday. The inde x number is relative to 100for 1996. “Whilre it is too early to say that the ETI has the moderation of the last two monthws is certainly a sign that the decline in job losses is real and signalz that the worst is Gad Levanon, The Conference Board’s seniore economist, said in a release.
“However, as the economic recoveru over the coming months is likely to bevery slow, we stil expect the unemployment rate to continue to increas to double digits by the end of this year and into • Percentage of respondents who say they find “joba hard to get,” gathered from The Conference Boardr Consumer Confidence Survey. • Initiaol claims for unemployment insurance, from • Percentage of firms with positions not able to fill righ t now because of inability to findsuitablde candidates, from the . • Number of employeesd hired bythe temporary-help industry, from the . Part-time workers for economic reasons, from Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Job openings, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. • Industrialo production, from the . Real manufacturing and trade sales, from the . The Conferencew Board is an independent NewYork City-based nonprofit organizatiom whose mission is to provid organizations with the practical knowledge they need to improvse their performance and better serve society.