Sacramento, state see modest gains in online job ads

California and Sacramento saw modest gains in online job ads in August, reflecting a general national trend of flat labor demand, according to the latest monthly report by The Conference Board, the New York-based business research group.

Golden State employers posted 615,000 online ads last month, up 9,300, or 1.5 percent, from 605,700 in July. The latest total was a nearly 6 percent improvement over 581,600 job vacancy ads posted in August 2014.

Sacramento saw a tiny monthly gain, with employers posting 28,800 online ads in August, up 1 percent from 28,500 in July. This year’s August total was up about 4.3 percent from 27,600 in August last year.

Nationally, online advertised job vacancies edged up a tiny 34,200 to 5.41 million between July and August.

“Labor demand remained little changed in August, maintaining a basic flat trend over the past six months,” said Gad Levanon, managing director of the macroeconomic and labor market research with the board.

This story was originally published September 2, 2015 at 10:49 AM with the headline "Sacramento, state see modest gains in online job ads."