Declining online job ads indicate falling labor demand in Sacramento, statewide

Generally declining labor demand nationwide was reflected in May job vacancies advertised online in Sacramento and throughout California.

The Conference Board, the New York-based business research group, said Wednesday that 30,900 ads were posted in Sacramento in May, down 5.8 percent from 32,800 in April and a 5.5 percent decline from 32,700 in May 2015.

Statewide, there were 582,900 ads posted in May, a 5.5 percent fall from 616,800 in April and down 7.2 percent from 628,100 in May last year.

Nationally, online advertised job vacancies fell 285,800 to 4.88 million between April and May.

This story was originally published June 1, 2016 at 9:53 AM with the headline "Declining online job ads indicate falling labor demand in Sacramento, statewide."