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Title:               Index of Help Wanted Advertising in Newspapers
Series ID:           HELPWANT
Source:              The Conference Board
Release:             Help Wanted Advertising Index
Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Monthly
Units:               Index 1987=100
Date Range:          1951-01-01 to 2006-05-01
Last Updated:        2006-06-29 10:37 AM CT
Notes:               Reprinted with permission from The Conference Board. Copyright.

DATE       VALUE
1951-01-01    40
1951-02-01    41
1951-03-01    43
1951-04-01    42
1951-05-01    43
1951-06-01    41
1951-07-01    42
1951-08-01    42
1951-09-01    41
1951-10-01    42
1951-11-01    42
1951-12-01    42
1952-01-01    44
1952-02-01    43
1952-03-01    42
1952-04-01    43
1952-05-01    42
1952-06-01    42
1952-07-01    43
1952-08-01    43
1952-09-01    46
1952-10-01    48
1952-11-01    48
1952-12-01    48
1953-01-01    47
1953-02-01    47
1953-03-01    50
1953-04-01    49
1953-05-01    47
1953-06-01    45
1953-07-01    43
1953-08-01    41
1953-09-01    40
1953-10-01    36
1953-11-01    33
1953-12-01    30
1954-01-01    29
1954-02-01    28
1954-03-01    27
1954-04-01    27
1954-05-01    26
1954-06-01    27
1954-07-01    26
1954-08-01    26
1954-09-01    26
1954-10-01    26
1954-11-01    28
1954-12-01    29
1955-01-01    30
1955-02-01    32
1955-03-01    34
1955-04-01    34
1955-05-01    36
1955-06-01    38
1955-07-01    39
1955-08-01    41
1955-09-01    43
1955-10-01    42
1955-11-01    44
1955-12-01    46
1956-01-01    44
1956-02-01    45
1956-03-01    45
1956-04-01    45
1956-05-01    45
1956-06-01    44
1956-07-01    42
1956-08-01    43
1956-09-01    43
1956-10-01    45
1956-11-01    45
1956-12-01    43
1957-01-01    45
1957-02-01    43
1957-03-01    42
1957-04-01    40
1957-05-01    40
1957-06-01    38
1957-07-01    39
1957-08-01    37
1957-09-01    36
1957-10-01    34
1957-11-01    30
1957-12-01    29
1958-01-01    28
1958-02-01    26
1958-03-01    25
1958-04-01    24
1958-05-01    24
1958-06-01    25
1958-07-01    26
1958-08-01    27
1958-09-01    29
1958-10-01    29
1958-11-01    30
1958-12-01    32
1959-01-01    32
1959-02-01    34
1959-03-01    36
1959-04-01    38
1959-05-01    38
1959-06-01    40
1959-07-01    42
1959-08-01    40
1959-09-01    41
1959-10-01    40
1959-11-01    40
1959-12-01    40
1960-01-01    41
1960-02-01    41
1960-03-01    39
1960-04-01    38
1960-05-01    38
1960-06-01    37
1960-07-01    36
1960-08-01    35
1960-09-01    34
1960-10-01    32
1960-11-01    32
1960-12-01    30
1961-01-01    30
1961-02-01    30
1961-03-01    30
1961-04-01    30
1961-05-01    32
1961-06-01    32
1961-07-01    33
1961-08-01    34
1961-09-01    35
1961-10-01    37
1961-11-01    38
1961-12-01    38
1962-01-01    40
1962-02-01    39
1962-03-01    39
1962-04-01    39
1962-05-01    40
1962-06-01    39
1962-07-01    39
1962-08-01    38
1962-09-01    38
1962-10-01    37
1962-11-01    37
1962-12-01    37
1963-01-01    38
1963-02-01    38
1963-03-01    38
1963-04-01    38
1963-05-01    37
1963-06-01    37
1963-07-01    38
1963-08-01    38
1963-09-01    38
1963-10-01    39
1963-11-01    38
1963-12-01    40
1964-01-01    40
1964-02-01    40
1964-03-01    40
1964-04-01    42
1964-05-01    42
1964-06-01    43
1964-07-01    45
1964-08-01    44
1964-09-01    45
1964-10-01    45
1964-11-01    47
1964-12-01    47
1965-01-01    47
1965-02-01    49
1965-03-01    50
1965-04-01    51
1965-05-01    53
1965-06-01    53
1965-07-01    53
1965-08-01    55
1965-09-01    57
1965-10-01    59
1965-11-01    63
1965-12-01    64
1966-01-01    65
1966-02-01    66
1966-03-01    70
1966-04-01    67
1966-05-01    68
1966-06-01    69
1966-07-01    69
1966-08-01    68
1966-09-01    67
1966-10-01    67
1966-11-01    67
1966-12-01    66
1967-01-01    67
1967-02-01    66
1967-03-01    64
1967-04-01    65
1967-05-01    64
1967-06-01    64
1967-07-01    63
1967-08-01    65
1967-09-01    64
1967-10-01    66
1967-11-01    65
1967-12-01    66
1968-01-01    67
1968-02-01    66
1968-03-01    67
1968-04-01    69
1968-05-01    69
1968-06-01    69
1968-07-01    71
1968-08-01    72
1968-09-01    73
1968-10-01    77
1968-11-01    77
1968-12-01    76
1969-01-01    79
1969-02-01    79
1969-03-01    80
1969-04-01    80
1969-05-01    80
1969-06-01    78
1969-07-01    77
1969-08-01    76
1969-09-01    80
1969-10-01    79
1969-11-01    77
1969-12-01    75
1970-01-01    71
1970-02-01    71
1970-03-01    67
1970-04-01    65
1970-05-01    61
1970-06-01    60
1970-07-01    58
1970-08-01    57
1970-09-01    56
1970-10-01    53
1970-11-01    53
1970-12-01    53
1971-01-01    51
1971-02-01    52
1971-03-01    52
1971-04-01    52
1971-05-01    53
1971-06-01    55
1971-07-01    54
1971-08-01    55
1971-09-01    54
1971-10-01    55
1971-11-01    56
1971-12-01    56
1972-01-01    59
1972-02-01    60
1972-03-01    62
1972-04-01    62
1972-05-01    64
1972-06-01    64
1972-07-01    66
1972-08-01    68
1972-09-01    69
1972-10-01    72
1972-11-01    73
1972-12-01    80
1973-01-01    82
1973-02-01    82
1973-03-01    82
1973-04-01    81
1973-05-01    82
1973-06-01    82
1973-07-01    84
1973-08-01    82
1973-09-01    81
1973-10-01    82
1973-11-01    82
1973-12-01    79
1974-01-01    78
1974-02-01    77
1974-03-01    77
1974-04-01    79
1974-05-01    78
1974-06-01    76
1974-07-01    74
1974-08-01    72
1974-09-01    69
1974-10-01    64
1974-11-01    59
1974-12-01    54
1975-01-01    51
1975-02-01    50
1975-03-01    49
1975-04-01    49
1975-05-01    49
1975-06-01    52
1975-07-01    53
1975-08-01    52
1975-09-01    54
1975-10-01    54
1975-11-01    56
1975-12-01    56
1976-01-01    57
1976-02-01    60
1976-03-01    61
1976-04-01    60
1976-05-01    62
1976-06-01    62
1976-07-01    62
1976-08-01    62
1976-09-01    61
1976-10-01    62
1976-11-01    64
1976-12-01    66
1977-01-01    68
1977-02-01    68
1977-03-01    70
1977-04-01    72
1977-05-01    74
1977-06-01    75
1977-07-01    77
1977-08-01    79
1977-09-01    78
1977-10-01    82
1977-11-01    85
1977-12-01    88
1978-01-01    88
1978-02-01    89
1978-03-01    91
1978-04-01    97
1978-05-01    96
1978-06-01    97
1978-07-01    96
1978-08-01    98
1978-09-01    99
1978-10-01   103
1978-11-01   102
1978-12-01   103
1979-01-01   102
1979-02-01   100
1979-03-01   100
1979-04-01   104
1979-05-01   103
1979-06-01   101
1979-07-01   101
1979-08-01   102
1979-09-01   105
1979-10-01   106
1979-11-01   100
1979-12-01    99
1980-01-01    97
1980-02-01    94
1980-03-01    93
1980-04-01    82
1980-05-01    76
1980-06-01    77
1980-07-01    77
1980-08-01    78
1980-09-01    81
1980-10-01    81
1980-11-01    84
1980-12-01    81
1981-01-01    80
1981-02-01    81
1981-03-01    81
1981-04-01    81
1981-05-01    80
1981-06-01    80
1981-07-01    80
1981-08-01    79
1981-09-01    75
1981-10-01    71
1981-11-01    70
1981-12-01    67
1982-01-01    67
1982-02-01    64
1982-03-01    62
1982-04-01    60
1982-05-01    59
1982-06-01    56
1982-07-01    53
1982-08-01    52
1982-09-01    49
1982-10-01    49
1982-11-01    50
1982-12-01    51
1983-01-01    52
1983-02-01    52
1983-03-01    54
1983-04-01    55
1983-05-01    60
1983-06-01    60
1983-07-01    64
1983-08-01    65
1983-09-01    67
1983-10-01    72
1983-11-01    73
1983-12-01    76
1984-01-01    78
1984-02-01    81
1984-03-01    81
1984-04-01    85
1984-05-01    86
1984-06-01    87
1984-07-01    89
1984-08-01    86
1984-09-01    88
1984-10-01    89
1984-11-01    88
1984-12-01    91
1985-01-01    89
1985-02-01    90
1985-03-01    92
1985-04-01    91
1985-05-01    92
1985-06-01    92
1985-07-01    91
1985-08-01    92
1985-09-01    93
1985-10-01    92
1985-11-01    93
1985-12-01    90
1986-01-01    91
1986-02-01    91
1986-03-01    91
1986-04-01    91
1986-05-01    90
1986-06-01    92
1986-07-01    91
1986-08-01    92
1986-09-01    93
1986-10-01    93
1986-11-01    97
1986-12-01    92
1987-01-01    91
1987-02-01    95
1987-03-01    99
1987-04-01    97
1987-05-01    99
1987-06-01   100
1987-07-01   100
1987-08-01   104
1987-09-01   103
1987-10-01   104
1987-11-01   106
1987-12-01   101
1988-01-01   102
1988-02-01   102
1988-03-01   104
1988-04-01   102
1988-05-01   105
1988-06-01   102
1988-07-01   104
1988-08-01   104
1988-09-01   100
1988-10-01   104
1988-11-01   102
1988-12-01   104
1989-01-01   104
1989-02-01   103
1989-03-01    99
1989-04-01   103
1989-05-01    98
1989-06-01    96
1989-07-01    96
1989-08-01    95
1989-09-01    95
1989-10-01    97
1989-11-01    94
1989-12-01    96
1990-01-01    97
1990-02-01    92
1990-03-01    90
1990-04-01    90
1990-05-01    86
1990-06-01    86
1990-07-01    85
1990-08-01    82
1990-09-01    81
1990-10-01    75
1990-11-01    71
1990-12-01    71
1991-01-01    67
1991-02-01    64
1991-03-01    63
1991-04-01    63
1991-05-01    61
1991-06-01    64
1991-07-01    61
1991-08-01    60
1991-09-01    62
1991-10-01    59
1991-11-01    60
1991-12-01    60
1992-01-01    59
1992-02-01    61
1992-03-01    64
1992-04-01    61
1992-05-01    63
1992-06-01    63
1992-07-01    61
1992-08-01    63
1992-09-01    62
1992-10-01    62
1992-11-01    66
1992-12-01    65
1993-01-01    66
1993-02-01    67
1993-03-01    66
1993-04-01    66
1993-05-01    68
1993-06-01    67
1993-07-01    68
1993-08-01    71
1993-09-01    71
1993-10-01    74
1993-11-01    74
1993-12-01    75
1994-01-01    77
1994-02-01    79
1994-03-01    80
1994-04-01    80
1994-05-01    83
1994-06-01    81
1994-07-01    85
1994-08-01    82
1994-09-01    83
1994-10-01    88
1994-11-01    87
1994-12-01    90
1995-01-01    88
1995-02-01    87
1995-03-01    85
1995-04-01    86
1995-05-01    80
1995-06-01    82
1995-07-01    85
1995-08-01    84
1995-09-01    83
1995-10-01    85
1995-11-01    82
1995-12-01    88
1996-01-01    85
1996-02-01    82
1996-03-01    84
1996-04-01    82
1996-05-01    79
1996-06-01    85
1996-07-01    82
1996-08-01    81
1996-09-01    84
1996-10-01    81
1996-11-01    87
1996-12-01    86
1997-01-01    85
1997-02-01    89
1997-03-01    87
1997-04-01    86
1997-05-01    82
1997-06-01    88
1997-07-01    85
1997-08-01    86
1997-09-01    90
1997-10-01    88
1997-11-01    93
1997-12-01    87
1998-01-01    90
1998-02-01    92
1998-03-01    92
1998-04-01    90
1998-05-01    91
1998-06-01    89
1998-07-01    89
1998-08-01    90
1998-09-01    86
1998-10-01    85
1998-11-01    90
1998-12-01    87
1999-01-01    92
1999-02-01    93
1999-03-01    89
1999-04-01    88
1999-05-01    89
1999-06-01    85
1999-07-01    86
1999-08-01    86
1999-09-01    83
1999-10-01    86
1999-11-01    85
1999-12-01    87
2000-01-01    89
2000-02-01    90
2000-03-01    88
2000-04-01    89
2000-05-01    83
2000-06-01    82
2000-07-01    82
2000-08-01    77
2000-09-01    79
2000-10-01    78
2000-11-01    75
2000-12-01    78
2001-01-01    77
2001-02-01    72
2001-03-01    67
2001-04-01    65
2001-05-01    60
2001-06-01    58
2001-07-01    57
2001-08-01    53
2001-09-01    53
2001-10-01    46
2001-11-01    45
2001-12-01    47
2002-01-01    47
2002-02-01    46
2002-03-01    47
2002-04-01    47
2002-05-01    44
2002-06-01    47
2002-07-01    44
2002-08-01    41
2002-09-01    43
2002-10-01    40
2002-11-01    40
2002-12-01    39
2003-01-01    41
2003-02-01    41
2003-03-01    39
2003-04-01    37
2003-05-01    36
2003-06-01    38
2003-07-01    38
2003-08-01    37
2003-09-01    37
2003-10-01    36
2003-11-01    38
2003-12-01    38
2004-01-01    38
2004-02-01    40
2004-03-01    39
2004-04-01    38
2004-05-01    39
2004-06-01    38
2004-07-01    38
2004-08-01    37
2004-09-01    36
2004-10-01    37
2004-11-01    36
2004-12-01    40
2005-01-01    42
2005-02-01    41
2005-03-01    39
2005-04-01    39
2005-05-01    38
2005-06-01    38
2005-07-01    40
2005-08-01    38
2005-09-01    37
2005-10-01    38
2005-11-01    38
2005-12-01    38
2006-01-01    38
2006-02-01    39
2006-03-01    37
2006-04-01    35
2006-05-01    33

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