As can be expected with any time of economic downturn, there has been a 13.87% decrease in the total number of jobs posted in November 2008 when compared to the number of jobs posted in October 2008, according to the November Milgram Report.
The monthly Milgram Report highlights key recruitment trends and statistics related to online jobs, resume postings and salary information collected from the Beyond.com Network of thousands of geographic, industry and specialty sites.
The category that experienced the largest percent decrease in jobs was for candidates with 10-15 years of experience with a 43.42% decrease over the previous month. However, every category of jobs by experience level reported a decline in jobs in November 2008.
In addition, salary expectations in November 2008 continued to fall for candidates of every experience level. Entry-level candidates experienced the largest percent decline in salary expectations over the previous month with a 14.82% decline.
Luckily, one of the highlighted metro regions within in the Milgram Report showed a significant increase in the number of jobs posted over the past month. The Orlando metropolitan region experienced an 82.67% increase in the number of jobs posted in November 2008 as compared to the number of jobs posted in October 2008.
To view the full November 2008 Milgram Report.
