For further information: Carol Courter / Release #5963. Online Job Ads Decreased 157,700 in July

News Release Follow The Conference Board For further information: Carol Courter 212-339-0232 / courter@conference-board.org Release #5963 For Immediate Release 10:00 AM ET, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Online Job Ads Decreased 157,700 in July The June and July losses offset the May gain Loss widespread across virtually all States and MSAs Most occupations showed losses over the month NEW YORK, August 2 2017 Online advertised vacancies decreased 157,700 to 4,605,700 in July, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series, released today. The June Supply/Demand rate stands at 1.46 unemployed for each advertised vacancy, with a total of 2.2 million more unemployed workers than the number of advertised vacancies. The number of unemployed was approximately 7.0 million in June. The Professional occupational category saw losses in Computer and Math (-20.7) and Management (-6.0). The Services/Production occupational category saw losses in Sales (-27.3), Office and Administrative Support (-16,5), and Food Preparation (-7.7). NOTE: Recently, the HWOL Data Series has experienced a declining trend in the number of online job ads that may not reflect broader trends in the U.S. labor market. Based on changes in how job postings appear online, The Conference Board is reviewing its HWOL methodology to ensure accuracy and alignment with market trends. 1

REGIONAL AND STATE HIGHLIGHTS Among the largest States, 19 of the 20 States decreased Among the 50 States, 5 increased, 44 declined, and 1 was constant Table A: State Labor Demand, Selected States, Seasonally Adjusted M-O-M Supply/ Total Ads 1 Change Demand Rate 2 (Thousands) (Thousands) Location Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 Jun-17 United States 4,605.7-157.7 1.46 NORTHEAST 890.2-27.8 1.63 Massachusetts 139.9-4.2 1.11 New Jersey 148.2-5.3 1.22 New York 274.4-6.8 1.56 Pennsylvania 196.4-4.6 1.62 SOUTH 1,497.5-53.3 1.93 Florida 240.4-7.9 1.69 Georgia 145.5-4.8 1.60 Maryland 98.2-1.7 1.32 North Carolina 131.3-7.2 1.50 Texas 307.7-6.7 1.97 Virginia 146.4-4.8 1.07 MIDWEST 1,032.8-31.9 1.56 Illinois 178.4-6.0 1.64 Michigan 136.8-7.5 1.30 Minnesota 129.7-4.1 0.83 Missouri 93.4-7.9 1.16 Ohio 165.3 0.1 1.76 Wisconsin 102.5-3.6 0.91 WEST 1,151.1-42.4 1.77 Arizona 91.9-4.4 1.75 California 529.2-20.5 1.64 Colorado 116.7-2.6 0.56 Washington 145.9-6.2 1.10 The Conference Board - All rights reserved. 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This figure includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. 2. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. The release schedule, national historic table and technical notes to this series are available on The Conference Board web site, http://www.conference-board.org/data/helpwantedonline.cfm. The historical series for the States and the 52 largest MSAs is available from Haver Analytics. The underlying data for The Conference Board HWOL is collected by Wanted Analytics, a CEB Company. 2

July Changes for States In July, online labor demand grew in 5 States and declined in 44 States, while 1 remained constant. All four regions experienced decreases. The Midwest experienced a decrease of 31,900 in July (Table A). Missouri decreased 7,900 to 93,400 and Illinois fell 6,000 to 178,400. Michigan decreased 7,500 to 136,800. Ohio increased 100 to 165,400. Minnesota decreased 4,100 to 129,700 and Wisconsin decreased 3,600 to 102,500. Among the smaller States in the region, Indiana decreased 3,000 to 78,500 and Iowa decreased 1,200 to 56,100. Nebraska fell 700 to 28,500 and South Dakota increased 300 to 11,500. Kansas decreased 2,100 to 36,900 (Table 3). The Northeast decreased 27,800 in July. New York decreased 6,800 to 274,400. New Jersey decreased 5,300 to 148,200. Massachusetts decreased 4,200 to 139,900. Pennsylvania decreased 4,600 to 196,400. In the smaller States, Connecticut fell 3,600 to 66,300. Maine increased 100 to 17,400 and New Hampshire decreased 100 to 23,900. Rhode Island decreased 200 to 15,500 and Vermont fell 200 to 10,600. The West decreased 42,400 in July. California decreased 20,500 to 529,200 and Washington decreased 6,200 to 145,900. Colorado decreased 2,600 to 116,700. Arizona decreased 4,400 to 91,900. Among the smaller States in the West, Oregon decreased 1,800 to 70,800. Utah decreased 1,900 to 45,200. Nevada decreased 2,000 to 44,300. Idaho fell 600 to 22,100 and New Mexico decreased 900 to 23,900. Montana fell 300 to 19,400 and Hawaii remained constant at 19,800. The South decreased 53,300 in July. Among the larger States in the region, Florida decreased 7,900 to 240,400. Texas decreased 6,700 to 307,700. North Carolina fell 7,200 to 131,300. Virginia fell 4,800 to 146,400. Georgia decreased 4,800 to 145,500. Maryland decreased 1,700 to 98,200. Among the smaller States, Tennessee decreased 2,900 to 78,000 and South Carolina increased 3,600 to 59,900. Alabama fell 1,500 to 47,300. Kentucky decreased 600 to 42,800 and Oklahoma decreased 1,500 to 38,300. Louisiana fell 2,100 to 39,700 and Delaware decreased 100 to 16,100. Supply/Demand Rates: Help Wanted OnLine calculates Supply/Demand rates for the 50 States (Table 4). The data are for June 2017, the latest month for which State unemployment figures are available. There were 8 States in which the number of advertised vacancies exceeded the number of unemployed: Colorado (0.56), North Dakota (0.63), Minnesota (0.83), New Hampshire (0.90), Wisconsin (0.91), Iowa (0.94), Hawaii (0.96), and Nebraska (0.98). The States with the highest Supply/Demand rates were Louisiana (2.75), Mississippi (2.51), and Kentucky (2.45) which had more than two unemployed workers for every job opening. Please note that the Supply/Demand rate only provides a measure of relative tightness of the individual State labor markets and does not suggest that the occupations of the unemployed directly align with the occupations of the advertised vacancies. 2

METRO AREA HIGHLIGHTS In July, 19 of the 20 largest metro areas declined Among the 52 metro areas, 4 rose, 47 declined, and 1 was constant (Table 5) Table B: MSA Labor Demand, Selected MSA's, Seasonally Adjusted M-O-M Total Ads 1 Change (Thousands) (Thousands) Supply/ Demand Rate 2 Location Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 May-17 United States 4,605.7-157.7 1.46 NORTHEAST 890.2-27.8 1.63 Boston, MA 107.3-3.5 0.94 New York, NY 279.0-10.8 1.47 Philadelphia, PA 97.3-1.9 1.50 SOUTH 1,497.5-53.3 1.93 Atlanta, GA 98.4-3.5 1.40 Baltimore, MD 52.8-0.3 1.20 Dallas, TX 105.9-2.7 1.39 Houston, TX 61.1-1.8 2.80 Miami, FL 64.5-2.8 2.01 Washington, DC 141.6-4.4 0.85 MIDWEST 1,032.8-31.9 1.56 Chicago, IL 142.1-5.6 1.41 Cleveland, OH 31.3 0.3 2.00 Detroit, MI 66.7-4.7 1.31 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 90.5-3.1 0.73 WEST 1,151.1-42.4 1.77 Denver, CO 68.8-1.0 0.53 Los Angeles, CA 159.9-4.8 1.67 Phoenix, AZ 64.5-2.4 1.53 San Diego, CA 46.5-1.6 1.29 San Francisco, CA 106.2-2.2 0.78 San Jose, CA 53.8-1.7 0.64 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 97.9-4.6 0.73 The Conference Board - All rights reserved. 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. 2. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 4

Metro Area Changes In July, labor demand rose in 4 metro areas, declined in 47 metro areas, and 1 remained constant. The MSAs with the largest changes in each of the regions were: Chicago (-5,600), and Detroit (-4,700) in the Midwest; Los Angeles (-4,800) and Seattle-Tacoma (-4,600) in the West; Washington D.C., (-4,400) and Charlotte (-3,700) in the South; and New York (-10,800) and Boston (-3,500) in the Northeast (See Table B and Table 5). The West decreased 42,200 in July. Los Angeles decreased 4,800 to 159,900 and Seattle-Tacoma fell 4,600 to 97,900. San Francisco decreased 2,200 to 106,200. Denver decreased 1,000 to 68,800 and San Jose decreased 1,700 to 53,800. Phoenix decreased 2,400 to 64,500 and Portland fell 1,800 to 45,400. Sacramento fell 1,100 to 27,800 and Salt Lake City decreased 600 to 24,200. Honolulu increased 300 to 12,900 and Las Vegas fell 1,000 to 28,300. The South decreased 53,300 in July. Washington DC fell 4,400 to 141,600. Miami decreased 2,800 to 64,500 and Charlotte decreased 3,700 to 43,000. Dallas fell 2,700 to 105,900 and Atlanta decreased 3,500 to 98,400. Houston decreased 1,800 to 61,100. Orlando decreased 1,200 to 33,900. Tampa decreased 2,100 to 42,800 and Birmingham fell 1,000 to 12,900. Baltimore decreased 300 to 52,800 San Antonio fell 700 to 27,500. Nashville decreased 1,100 to 34,500. New Orleans fell 900 to 14,900. Louisville decreased 700 to 17,200. The Northeast decreased 27,800 in July. New York decreased 10,800 to 279,000 and Boston fell 3,500 to 107,300. Philadelphia decreased 1,900 to 97,300. Pittsburgh increased 200 to 39,900. Providence decreased 400 to 20,300. Buffalo decreased 500 to 16,500. Hartford decreased 700 to 26,700 and Rochester decreased 200 to 13,900. The Midwest experienced a decrease of 31,900 in July. Chicago decreased 5,600 to 142,100. Detroit decreased 4,700 to 66,700 and St. Louis fell 3,000 to 46,000. Minneapolis-St. Paul decreased 3,100 to 90,500. Columbus decreased 400 to 35,800 and Cincinnati increased 300 to 35,300. Kansas City decreased 3,000 to 39,900 and Cleveland grew 300 to 31,300. Milwaukee decreased 600 to 32,800. Indianapolis decreased 1,000 to 31,100. The number of postings does not, however, tell the entire story. A crucial factor is how many unemployed people are seeking jobs and how much competition there is for the jobs that are available. The Conference Board HWOL s Supply/Demand rate relates the number of unemployed workers to the number of advertised vacancies. Based on May s data (the latest available unemployment data for metro areas), 12 major metro areas saw more job openings than unemployed workers: Denver (S/D rate of 0.53), San Jose (0.64), Minneapolis-St. Paul (0.73), Nashville (0.73), Seattle-Tacoma (0.73), San Francisco (0.78), Milwaukee (0.82), Washington, DC (0.85), Indianapolis (0.87), Salt Lake City (0.89), Boston (0.94), and Honolulu (0.98) (Table 6). Other favorable markets for job-seekers included Portland (1.00), Kansas City (1.01), and Austin (1.01). In contrast, unemployed workers face great competition for each advertised position in Riverside (over 3 unemployed for every opening) as well as Houston and Miami (over 2 unemployed for every opening). In 48 of the 52 metro areas, however, there are now fewer than 2 unemployed per advertised opening. (See Table 6 for complete metro area Supply/Demand rates.) 5

OCCUPATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS In July, all of the largest ten online occupational categories posted decreases (Table C) Table C: U.S. Top Ten Demand Occupations and Pay Levels, Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads M-O-M Change Unemployed Supply/ (Thousands) (Thousands) (Thousands) Demand Rate 2 SOC 1 Occupation Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 Jun-17 Jun-17 Wage 3 29 Healthcare practitioners and technical 610.1-4.6 113.7 0.19 $38.06 15 Computer and mathematical science 510.0-20.7 110.3 0.21 $42.25 43 Office and administrative support 482.1-16.5 753.8 1.51 $17.91 41 Sales and related 461.4-27.3 793.2 1.62 $19.50 11 Management 401.4-6.0 326.2 0.80 $56.74 53 Transportation and material moving 304.6-1.0 575.3 1.88 $17.34 13 Business and financial operations 278.5-3.8 189.8 0.67 $36.09 35 Food preparation and serving related 223.2-7.7 652.4 2.82 $11.47 49 Installation, maintenance, and repair 194.3-6.9 187.0 0.93 $22.45 25 Education, training, and library 168.8-1.7 231.1 1.36 $26.21 The Conference Board - All rights reserved. 1. Standard Occupational Classification code (SOC) 2. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 3. BLS Occupational Employment Statistics - May 2015 estimates. Average Hourly Occupational Changes for the Month of July In July, all the largest ten online occupational categories posted decreases. Computer and mathematical science ads decreased 20,700 to 510,000. The supply/demand rate lies at 0.21, i.e. over 4 advertised openings per unemployed job-seeker (see Table C and Table 7). Management ads decreased 6,000 to 401,400. The supply/demand rate lies at 0.80, i.e. over 1 advertised opening per unemployed job-seeker. Sales and related ads decreased 27,300 to 461,400. The supply/demand rate lies at 1.62, i.e. over 1 unemployed job-seeker for every advertised available opening. Office and administrative support ads decreased 16,500 to 482,100. The supply/demand rate lies at 1.51, i.e. over 1 unemployed job-seeker for every advertised available opening. Food preparation and serving related ads decreased 7,700 to 223,200. The supply/demand rate for these occupations lies at 2.82, more than 2 unemployed job-seekers for every advertised available opening. Installation, maintenance, and repair ads decreased 6,900 to 194,300. The supply/demand rate lies at 0.93, i.e. over 1 advertised opening per unemployed job-seeker. 6

PROGRAM NOTES HWOL 2017 Annual Revision With the February 2017 press release, the HWOL program has incorporated its annual revision, which helps ensure the accuracy and consistency of the HWOL time series. This year s annual revision includes updates to the job board coverage, a revision of the historical data from May 2005 forward, an update of the Metropolitan Statistical area definitions to 2015 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) county-based MSA definitions, and the annual update of the seasonal adjustment factors. Special Note Recently, the HWOL Data Series has experienced a declining trend in the number of online job ads that may not reflect broader trends in the U.S. labor market. Based on changes in how job postings appear online, The Conference Board is reviewing its HWOL methodology to ensure accuracy and alignment with market trends. HWOL available on Haver Analytics Over 3,000 of the key HWOL press release time series are exclusively available on Haver Analytics. The available time series include the geographic and occupational series for levels and rates for both Total Ads and New Ads. In addition to the seasonally adjusted series, many of the unadjusted series are also available. The geographic detail includes: U.S., 9 Regions, 50 States, 52 MSAs (largest metro areas). The occupational detail includes: U.S. (2-digit SOC), States (1-digit SOC) and MSAs (1-digit SOC). For more information about the Help Wanted OnLine database delivered via Haver Analytics, please email sales@haver.com or navigate to http://www.haver.com/contact.html. For HWOL data for detailed geographic areas and occupations not in the press release, please contact Jeanne.Shu@conference-board.org. The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Data Series (HWOL) measures the number of new, first-time online jobs and jobs reposted from the previous month for over 16,000 Internet job boards, corporate boards and smaller job sites that serve niche markets and smaller geographic areas. Like The Conference Board s long-running Help Wanted Advertising Index of print ads (which was published for over 55 years and discontinued in July 2008), the HWOL series measures help wanted advertising, i.e. labor demand. The HWOL data series began in May 2005. With the September 2008 release, HWOL began providing seasonally adjusted data for the U.S., the nine Census regions and the 50 States. Seasonally adjusted data for occupations were provided beginning with the May 2009 release, and seasonally adjusted data for the 52 largest metropolitan areas began with the February 2012 release. People using this data are urged to review the information on the database and methodology available on The Conference Board website and contact us with questions and comments. Background information and technical notes and discussion of revisions to the series are available at: http://www.conferenceboard.org/data/helpwantedonline.cfm. Additional information on the Bureau of Labor Statistics data used in this release can be found on the BLS website, www.bls.gov. 7

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Table 1: National/Regional Total Ads and New Ads (Levels), Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads 1 (Thousands) M-O-M Change (Thousands) New Ads 2 (Thousands) Location 3 Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 United States 5,105.0 4,763.4 4,605.7-157.7 2,252.5 1,983.2 1,897.3-85.9 New England 316.1 280.8 273.9-6.9 126.0 110.3 105.7-4.6 Middle Atlantic 657.2 637.2 616.3-20.9 286.2 261.3 252.5-8.8 South Atlantic 976.4 927.8 891.6-36.2 426.7 381.0 362.9-18.1 East North Central 724.8 677.0 661.1-15.9 305.5 268.3 255.6-12.7 East South Central 216.3 199.1 193.3-5.8 88.3 77.4 72.1-5.3 West North Central 422.6 387.7 371.7-16.0 177.5 152.1 138.2-13.9 West South Central 481.6 423.9 412.6-11.3 211.0 175.8 167.6-8.2 Mountain 417.9 384.8 371.4-13.4 192.5 167.6 160.9-6.7 Pacific 863.4 808.7 779.7-29.0 417.7 374.8 359.8-15.0 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This figure includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. M-O-M Change (Thousands) 2. New ads are all unduplicated ads which did not appear during the previous reference period. An online help wanted ad is counted as "New" only in the month it first appears. 3. Regions are as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Table 2: National/Regional Total Ads and New Ads Rates, Seasonally Adjusted Location 2 Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 United States 3.20 2.97 2.88 1.41 1.24 1.18 New England 4.05 3.51 3.42 1.61 1.38 1.32 Middle Atlantic 3.20 3.08 2.98 1.39 1.26 1.22 South Atlantic 3.16 2.93 2.82 1.38 1.20 1.15 East North Central 3.08 2.87 2.80 1.30 1.14 1.08 East South Central 2.52 2.28 2.22 1.03 0.89 0.83 West North Central 3.78 3.48 3.34 1.59 1.37 1.24 West South Central 2.60 2.26 2.20 1.14 0.94 0.89 Mountain 3.59 3.24 3.12 1.65 1.41 1.35 Pacific 3.34 3.11 3.00 1.62 1.44 1.38 1. Ads rates are calculated as a percent of the most currently available BLS civilian labor force data. Ads rates represent the number of ads per 100 participants in the civilian labor force. 2. Regions are as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Total Ads Rate 1 New Ads Rate 1 (Percent) (Percent) 9

Table 3: State Total Ads and New Ads (Levels), Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads 1 (Thousands) (Thousands) New Ads 2 (Thousands) (Thousands) Location Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 United States 5,105.0 4,763.4 4,605.7-157.7 2,252.5 1,983.2 1,897.3-85.9 Alabama 49.7 48.7 47.3-1.5 19.9 18.5 17.2-1.3 Alaska 14.8 13.7 13.6-0.1 6.3 5.4 5.7 0.2 Arizona 104.5 96.3 91.9-4.4 48.9 42.9 40.1-2.7 Arkansas 31.7 27.7 26.8-0.9 12.8 10.9 10.3-0.6 California 582.8 549.7 529.2-20.5 283.6 257.4 245.6-11.8 Colorado 125.9 119.2 116.7-2.6 60.9 55.4 53.8-1.6 Connecticut 75.8 70.0 66.3-3.6 25.8 25.1 24.1-1.1 Delaware 16.5 16.2 16.1-0.1 6.5 6.2 6.3 0.1 Florida 270.8 248.3 240.4-7.9 130.8 115.1 109.8-5.3 Georgia 154.1 150.3 145.5-4.8 62.1 59.0 56.5-2.5 Hawaii 20.7 19.8 19.8 0.0 11.0 9.9 10.3 0.5 Idaho 24.6 22.6 22.1-0.6 11.4 10.2 9.7-0.5 Illinois 193.2 184.4 178.4-6.0 78.8 70.5 67.3-3.2 Indiana 86.6 81.5 78.5-3.0 34.6 30.2 28.1-2.1 Iowa 64.3 57.2 56.1-1.2 25.6 21.1 20.0-1.0 Kansas 40.8 39.0 36.9-2.1 16.3 14.8 13.4-1.4 Kentucky 50.9 43.4 42.8-0.6 20.4 16.9 16.5-0.4 Louisiana 45.5 41.8 39.7-2.1 19.5 16.4 14.9-1.5 Maine 29.5 17.3 17.4 0.1 11.8 6.9 6.9 0.0 Maryland 106.2 99.9 98.2-1.7 43.6 37.7 35.5-2.2 Massachusetts 153.7 144.1 139.9-4.2 65.0 56.8 54.2-2.6 Michigan 157.0 144.3 136.8-7.5 69.9 57.3 53.9-3.4 Minnesota 139.5 133.8 129.7-4.1 58.5 52.8 50.9-1.9 Mississippi 28.3 26.0 25.2-0.8 11.1 9.1 8.5-0.6 Missouri 104.8 101.2 93.4-7.9 50.3 38.8 33.7-5.1 Montana 21.2 19.7 19.4-0.3 10.0 8.4 8.2-0.2 Nebraska 37.0 29.3 28.5-0.7 14.2 11.5 10.7-0.8 Nevada 47.0 46.3 44.3-2.0 21.3 20.4 19.3-1.1 New Hampshire 27.6 24.0 23.9-0.1 11.6 10.0 10.0 0.0 New Jersey 155.8 153.5 148.2-5.3 67.1 62.5 61.3-1.3 New Mexico 28.5 24.8 23.9-0.9 12.4 9.4 9.5 0.2 New York 293.4 281.2 274.4-6.8 132.9 120.6 117.8-2.8 North Carolina 138.8 138.4 131.3-7.2 61.1 56.4 53.1-3.3 North Dakota 17.2 15.4 15.8 0.4 7.0 6.2 6.3 0.2 Ohio 182.1 165.3 165.3 0.1 76.0 67.7 65.7-2.0 Oklahoma 43.9 39.8 38.3-1.5 17.6 16.1 15.4-0.7 Oregon 79.4 72.6 70.8-1.8 41.8 37.5 36.7-0.8 Pennsylvania 211.0 201.0 196.4-4.6 86.2 76.9 73.4-3.5 Rhode Island 15.8 15.7 15.5-0.2 7.1 6.6 6.6 0.0 South Carolina 63.5 63.4 59.9-3.6 27.0 26.2 23.5-2.6 South Dakota 19.0 11.2 11.5 0.3 7.0 4.2 4.6 0.3 Tennessee 87.4 80.9 78.0-2.9 37.3 32.7 30.1-2.6 Texas 360.5 314.4 307.7-6.7 161.5 132.7 127.4-5.3 Utah 58.5 47.1 45.2-1.9 25.3 17.8 17.7-0.1 Vermont 13.2 10.8 10.6-0.2 5.4 4.7 4.6 0.0 Virginia 164.3 151.2 146.4-4.8 65.7 56.4 54.0-2.4 Washington 165.0 152.1 145.9-6.2 74.3 63.8 61.1-2.6 West Virginia 20.6 18.6 18.2-0.4 8.5 6.8 6.7 0.0 Wisconsin 106.5 106.1 102.5-3.6 45.6 42.0 40.1-1.9 Wyoming 7.9 7.8 8.1 0.3 2.9 2.9 3.0 0.1 2. New ads are all unduplicated ads which did not appear during the previous reference period. An online help wanted ad is counted as "New" only in the month it first appears. M-O-M Change M-O-M Change 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This figure includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. 10

Table 4: State Labor Supply/Labor Demand Indicators, Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads Rate 1 Unemployment Unemployed Total Ads Supply/ (Percent) Rate 2 (Thousands) (Thousands) Demand Rate 3 Location Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 Jun-17 Jun-17 Jun-17 Jun-17 United States 3.20 2.97 2.88 4.4 6,977.00 4,763.4 1.46 Alabama 2.29 2.24 2.17 4.6 100.38 48.7 2.06 Alaska 4.11 3.73 3.70 6.8 25.12 13.7 1.83 Arizona 3.23 2.90 2.77 5.1 168.48 96.3 1.75 Arkansas 2.36 2.03 1.97 3.4 46.39 27.7 1.67 California 3.05 2.87 2.77 4.7 899.79 549.7 1.64 Colorado 4.35 4.02 3.93 2.3 67.19 119.2 0.56 Connecticut 4.01 3.62 3.43 5.0 97.08 70.0 1.39 Delaware 3.49 3.38 3.37 4.7 22.37 16.2 1.39 Florida 2.76 2.45 2.37 4.1 418.93 248.3 1.69 Georgia 3.13 2.98 2.89 4.8 240.92 150.3 1.60 Hawaii 3.02 2.85 2.84 2.7 19.09 19.8 0.96 Idaho 3.02 2.77 2.70 3.1 25.35 22.6 1.12 Illinois 2.96 2.85 2.76 4.7 302.37 184.4 1.64 Indiana 2.60 2.45 2.36 3.0 101.19 81.5 1.24 Iowa 3.78 3.39 3.32 3.2 53.60 57.2 0.94 Kansas 2.75 2.63 2.49 3.7 54.53 39.0 1.40 Kentucky 2.55 2.09 2.06 5.1 106.46 43.4 2.45 Louisiana 2.15 1.98 1.88 5.5 114.91 41.8 2.75 Maine 4.26 2.46 2.48 3.5 24.72 17.3 1.43 Maryland 3.35 3.09 3.04 4.1 132.03 99.9 1.32 Massachusetts 4.29 3.89 3.77 4.3 160.39 144.1 1.11 Michigan 3.26 2.97 2.81 3.8 186.96 144.3 1.30 Minnesota 4.65 4.41 4.27 3.7 111.74 133.8 0.83 Mississippi 2.21 2.01 1.94 5.0 65.27 26.0 2.51 Missouri 3.38 3.31 3.06 3.8 117.52 101.2 1.16 Montana 4.03 3.76 3.70 3.9 20.36 19.7 1.03 Nebraska 3.66 2.91 2.83 2.9 28.75 29.3 0.98 Nevada 3.29 3.21 3.07 4.7 67.88 46.3 1.46 New Hampshire 3.68 3.18 3.17 2.9 21.66 24.0 0.90 New Jersey 3.45 3.40 3.28 4.1 186.65 153.5 1.22 New Mexico 3.08 2.65 2.56 6.4 59.57 24.8 2.40 New York 3.08 2.90 2.83 4.5 439.95 281.2 1.56 North Carolina 2.85 2.82 2.67 4.2 208.05 138.4 1.50 North Dakota 4.14 3.67 3.76 2.3 9.64 15.4 0.63 Ohio 3.19 2.86 2.86 5.0 291.42 165.3 1.76 Oklahoma 2.41 2.18 2.10 4.3 78.89 39.8 1.98 Oregon 3.85 3.43 3.35 3.7 77.43 72.6 1.07 Pennsylvania 3.27 3.10 3.03 5.0 325.36 201.0 1.62 Rhode Island 2.85 2.83 2.79 4.2 23.25 15.7 1.48 South Carolina 2.77 2.73 2.58 4.0 91.71 63.4 1.45 South Dakota 4.19 2.45 2.51 3.0 13.65 11.2 1.22 Tennessee 2.78 2.56 2.47 3.6 114.38 80.9 1.41 Texas 2.72 2.33 2.28 4.6 620.48 314.4 1.97 Utah 3.87 2.99 2.87 3.4 53.41 47.1 1.13 Vermont 3.82 3.13 3.07 3.2 10.95 10.8 1.01 Virginia 3.88 3.51 3.39 3.7 161.57 151.2 1.07 Washington 4.52 4.11 3.95 4.5 167.92 152.1 1.10 West Virginia 2.63 2.38 2.33 4.6 35.58 18.6 1.92 Wisconsin 3.41 3.36 3.24 3.1 96.80 106.1 0.91 Wyoming 2.63 2.63 2.72 3.9 11.67 7.8 1.49 1. Total ads rate is calculated as a percent of the most currently available BLS civilian labor force data. Ad rates represent the number of ads per 100 persons in the civilian labor force. 2. Unemployment data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Statistics and Local Area Unemployment Statistics programs. 3. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 11

Table 5: MSA Total Ads and New Ads (Levels), Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads 1 (Thousands) New Ads 2 (Thousands) Location 3 Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 Birmingham, AL 14.4 13.9 12.9-1.0 5.5 5.2 4.7-0.5 Phoenix, AZ 73.5 66.9 64.5-2.4 34.5 30.3 28.8 0.4 Tucson, AZ 12.4 12.4 12.0-0.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 0.2 Los Angeles, CA 175.0 164.8 159.9-4.8 85.9 78.0 74.1 0.9 Riverside, CA 33.0 31.8 30.5-1.3 15.2 14.8 13.6 0.1 Sacramento, CA 30.3 28.9 27.8-1.1 15.0 14.2 13.5-0.2 San Diego, CA 50.8 48.0 46.5-1.6 26.5 23.5 22.8 0.2 San Francisco, CA 115.6 108.5 106.2-2.2 56.5 50.0 49.1-0.2 San Jose, CA 57.1 55.5 53.8-1.7 24.5 23.2 22.9-0.7 Denver, CO 74.3 69.8 68.8-1.0 35.6 32.5 31.6 0.1 Hartford, CT 29.9 27.4 26.7-0.7 10.2 10.0 9.6-1.3 Washington, DC 161.4 146.0 141.6-4.4 65.7 54.7 52.9-0.5 Jacksonville, FL 19.4 18.0 18.0 0.0 9.6 8.3 8.4 0.1 Miami, FL 74.2 67.3 64.5-2.8 36.2 31.6 29.8-1.2 Orlando, FL 35.8 35.0 33.9-1.2 16.7 15.4 14.6 0.1 Tampa, FL 50.6 44.9 42.8-2.1 23.9 20.4 19.3 0.1 Atlanta, GA 101.5 101.9 98.4-3.5 39.6 40.1 38.2 0.7 Honolulu, HI 14.1 12.6 12.9 0.3 7.5 6.6 7.2 0.0 Chicago, IL 149.7 147.7 142.1-5.6 60.6 55.5 53.6 0.4 Indianapolis, IN 33.2 32.1 31.1-1.0 13.6 12.4 11.8-0.9 Louisville, KY 19.8 17.9 17.2-0.7 7.7 7.0 6.6-0.7 New Orleans, LA 16.2 15.8 14.9-0.9 6.5 6.0 5.5 0.3 Baltimore, MD 55.1 53.0 52.8-0.3 22.5 20.2 19.2-1.4 Boston, MA 118.0 110.9 107.3-3.5 50.0 43.1 41.5-1.8 Detroit, MI 73.8 71.4 66.7-4.7 30.8 27.5 25.3 1.2 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 97.8 93.6 90.5-3.1 41.4 37.3 36.5 0.9 Kansas City, MO 43.5 43.0 39.9-3.0 19.4 16.5 14.3 0.3 St. Louis, MO 49.8 49.0 46.0-3.0 21.9 18.2 16.8 0.8 Las Vegas, NV 31.7 29.3 28.3-1.0 14.7 13.1 12.5 1.2 Buffalo, NY 17.5 17.0 16.5-0.5 7.6 6.9 6.5-0.1 New York, NY 296.2 289.9 279.0-10.8 130.3 124.0 117.7 0.5 Rochester, NY 14.5 14.1 13.9-0.2 6.4 5.8 5.6 0.3 Charlotte, NC 42.2 46.7 43.0-3.7 18.4 18.8 17.1 0.0 Cincinnati, OH 38.7 34.9 35.3 0.3 15.6 13.9 14.1-0.5 Cleveland, OH 34.5 31.0 31.3 0.3 13.9 12.5 11.8 0.1 Columbus, OH 37.8 36.2 35.8-0.4 16.1 15.3 14.9-1.3 Oklahoma City, OK 17.9 17.8 17.1-0.7 7.3 7.3 6.9-0.3 Portland, OR 48.5 47.2 45.4-1.8 25.0 24.1 22.9-0.4 Philadelphia, PA 102.1 99.3 97.3-1.9 42.0 38.3 37.1-0.5 Pittsburgh, PA 42.0 39.7 39.9 0.2 16.6 15.0 14.9 0.3 Providence, RI 21.5 20.7 20.3-0.4 9.6 8.4 8.4-0.5 Memphis, TN 16.4 15.6 15.0-0.6 6.2 5.8 5.5-0.6 Nashville, TN 35.7 35.6 34.5-1.1 15.7 14.2 13.7 0.1 Austin, TX 40.8 36.8 36.8-0.1 19.9 16.9 17.1-0.4 Dallas, TX 121.2 108.5 105.9-2.7 53.6 44.8 42.4-2.5 Houston, TX 71.0 62.9 61.1-1.8 30.3 27.2 25.9-0.2 San Antonio, TX 32.7 28.2 27.5-0.7 15.2 11.6 11.3-0.1 Salt Lake City, UT 31.9 24.8 24.2-0.6 13.7 9.2 9.5 0.1 Richmond, VA 20.7 21.3 21.1-0.2 8.7 9.0 9.1-0.4 Virginia Beach, VA 24.4 24.0 22.7-1.3 10.3 9.6 8.4-0.9 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 107.0 102.4 97.9-4.6 45.6 41.3 39.1-0.9 Milwaukee, WI 30.7 33.4 32.8-0.6 12.9 13.2 12.7-0.2 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This figure includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. 2. New ads are all unduplicated ads which did not appear during the previous reference period. An online help wanted ad is counted as "New" only in the month it first appears. 3. Metropolitan areas use the 2015 OMB county-based MSA definitions. M-O-M Change (Thousands) M-O-M Change (Thousands) 12

Table 6: MSA Labor Supply /Labor Demand Indicators, Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Unemployed Total Ads Supply/ Rate 2 (Thousands) (Thousands) Demand Rate 3 Location 4 Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 May-17 May-17 May-17 May-17 Birmingham, AL 2.69 2.58 2.40 4.4 23.6 14.0 1.69 Phoenix, AZ 3.27 2.91 2.81 4.5 103.1 67.5 1.53 Tucson, AZ 2.62 2.60 2.53 4.8 22.9 12.2 1.88 Los Angeles, CA 2.63 2.46 2.38 4.2 282.2 168.9 1.67 Riverside, CA 1.66 1.60 1.53 5.1 101.5 31.7 3.20 Sacramento, CA 2.82 2.70 2.60 4.6 48.9 29.0 1.69 San Diego, CA 3.23 3.08 2.98 4.0 62.9 48.6 1.29 San Francisco, CA 4.54 4.27 4.18 3.3 84.1 107.5 0.78 San Jose, CA 5.38 5.28 5.12 3.3 34.9 54.4 0.64 Denver, CO 4.81 4.41 4.35 2.4 38.3 72.0 0.53 Hartford, CT 4.85 4.35 4.24 4.8 30.4 28.6 1.06 Washington, DC 4.87 4.31 4.18 3.7 125.1 147.5 0.85 Jacksonville, FL 2.64 2.38 2.38 4.0 30.5 19.5 1.56 Miami, FL 2.43 2.14 2.05 4.4 139.5 69.4 2.01 Orlando, FL 2.85 2.69 2.61 3.8 49.5 36.6 1.35 Tampa, FL 3.44 2.96 2.82 4.0 60.9 46.3 1.32 Atlanta, GA 3.45 3.38 3.26 4.7 142.7 102.3 1.40 Honolulu, HI 2.99 2.63 2.69 2.7 12.8 13.1 0.98 Chicago, IL 3.04 3.05 2.93 4.3 208.2 148.1 1.41 Indianapolis, IN 3.20 3.09 2.99 2.7 28.6 32.8 0.87 Louisville, KY 3.07 2.69 2.59 4.0 26.5 17.4 1.52 New Orleans, LA 2.71 2.66 2.50 5.3 31.4 16.0 1.96 Baltimore, MD 3.71 3.54 3.52 4.3 63.9 53.1 1.20 Boston, MA 4.46 4.05 3.92 3.9 106.0 112.3 0.94 Detroit, MI 3.57 3.40 3.18 4.6 96.2 73.7 1.31 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 5.01 4.76 4.60 3.5 68.2 93.3 0.73 Kansas City, MO 3.85 3.83 3.56 3.9 44.1 43.6 1.01 St. Louis, MO 3.37 3.36 3.16 4.2 61.7 50.7 1.22 Las Vegas, NV 3.02 2.77 2.67 5.0 52.9 29.7 1.78 Buffalo, NY 3.20 3.12 3.02 5.1 27.9 17.0 1.64 New York, NY 2.96 2.87 2.77 4.3 432.1 294.6 1.47 Rochester, NY 2.78 2.73 2.69 4.7 24.5 14.5 1.69 Charlotte, NC 3.29 3.57 3.29 4.2 54.9 46.4 1.18 Cincinnati, OH 3.57 3.15 3.18 4.1 45.3 35.7 1.27 Cleveland, OH 3.35 2.99 3.02 6.1 62.8 31.4 2.00 Columbus, OH 3.59 3.39 3.36 3.9 41.2 36.4 1.13 Oklahoma City, OK 2.69 2.65 2.55 4.1 27.3 17.3 1.57 Portland, OR 3.78 3.61 3.48 3.5 46.1 46.2 1.00 Philadelphia, PA 3.30 3.20 3.14 4.9 152.0 101.0 1.50 Pittsburgh, PA 3.46 3.28 3.29 5.4 65.1 40.7 1.60 Providence, RI 3.17 3.02 2.96 4.1 28.3 21.2 1.33 Memphis, TN 2.62 2.48 2.38 4.1 26.0 15.6 1.67 Nashville, TN 3.66 3.56 3.46 2.6 25.9 35.7 0.73 Austin, TX 3.66 3.25 3.25 3.4 38.6 38.2 1.01 Dallas, TX 3.29 2.87 2.80 4.0 152.2 109.4 1.39 Houston, TX 2.16 1.89 1.84 5.4 178.1 63.7 2.80 San Antonio, TX 2.87 2.45 2.38 3.9 44.6 28.9 1.54 Salt Lake City, UT 5.01 3.75 3.66 3.3 21.7 24.5 0.89 Richmond, VA 3.12 3.15 3.11 4.0 26.9 20.9 1.28 Virginia Beach, VA 2.92 2.86 2.71 4.3 36.3 23.6 1.54 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 5.27 4.99 4.77 3.8 77.1 105.6 0.73 Milwaukee, WI 3.71 4.04 3.96 3.3 26.9 32.7 0.82 Total Ads Rate 1 (Percent) 1. Total ads rate is calculated as a percent of the most currently available BLS civilian labor force data. 2. Unemployment data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPS and LAUS programs. 3. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 4. The Conference Board uses the 2015 OMB county-based MSA definitions for its data whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the OMB alternative NECTA (New England City and Town Areas) MSA definition. This will result in small comparison differences for some metropolitan areas in New England states. 13

Table 7: National Labor Supply/Labor Demand by Occupation 1, Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads M-O-M Change Unemployed 4 Supply/ (Thousands) (Thousands) Demand Rate 5 SOC 2 Occupation 3 Jul-16 Jun-17 Jul-17 Jul-Jun 17 Jun-17 Jun-17 Wage 6 Total 5,105.0 4,763.4 4,605.7-157.7 6,977.0 1.46 $23.86 11 Management 432.1 407.4 401.4-6.0 326.2 0.80 $56.74 13 Business and financial operations 294.6 282.3 278.5-3.8 189.8 0.67 $36.09 15 Computer and mathematical science 552.6 530.6 510.0-20.7 110.3 0.21 $42.25 17 Architecture and engineering 141.5 150.7 146.4-4.3 95.4 0.63 $40.53 19 Life, physical, and social science 58.8 58.9 59.0 0.2 52.9 0.90 $35.06 21 Community and social services 97.9 93.0 90.5-2.5 26.6 0.29 $22.69 23 Legal 23.8 20.4 20.2-0.2 15.1 0.74 $50.95 25 Education, training, and library 167.8 170.5 168.8-1.7 231.1 1.36 $26.21 27 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 111.2 95.8 92.7-3.1 143.6 1.50 $28.07 29 Healthcare practitioners and technical 743.3 614.7 610.1-4.6 113.7 0.19 $38.06 31 Healthcare support 130.8 121.4 117.4-4.0 151.2 1.25 $14.65 33 Protective service 59.4 68.1 60.8-7.2 95.6 1.41 $22.03 35 Food preparation and serving related 257.0 231.0 223.2-7.7 652.4 2.82 $11.47 37 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 104.6 100.0 94.0-5.9 350.4 3.51 $13.47 39 Personal care and service 71.0 59.9 54.8-5.1 290.9 4.86 $12.74 41 Sales and related 527.4 488.7 461.4-27.3 793.2 1.62 $19.50 43 Office and administrative support 536.8 498.6 482.1-16.5 753.8 1.51 $17.91 45 Farming, fishing, and forestry 7.9 7.6 7.6 0.0 125.4 16.46 $13.37 47 Construction and extraction 116.3 111.7 106.8-4.9 505.7 4.53 $23.51 49 Installation, maintenance, and repair 201.6 201.2 194.3-6.9 187.0 0.93 $22.45 51 Production 133.6 141.0 136.1-4.9 521.2 3.70 $17.88 53 Transportation and material moving 352.6 305.6 304.6-1.0 575.3 1.88 $17.34 1. All ads are coded to the 6-digit SOC level. 2. Standard Occupational Classification code (SOC) 3. Occupational categories use the 2010 OMB Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC definitions). 4. Unemployment data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey and seasonally adjusted by The Conference Board. 5. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 6. Wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program's May 2015 estimates. (Thousands) Average Hourly 14

Table 8: State Occupational Demand and Pay 1, Not Seasonally Adjusted Management and Business/Financial Professional & Related Service Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Location Jul-17 Wage 2 Jul-17 Wage 2 Jul-17 Wage 2 United States 687,832 $46.28 1,722,609 $34.08 558,647 $13.62 Alabama 5,024 $43.14 16,696 $30.62 4,856 $11.50 Alaska 1,469 $45.62 6,557 $37.10 1,809 $16.87 Arizona 12,324 $40.48 33,098 $31.82 11,120 $13.48 Arkansas 3,154 $36.63 8,900 $27.17 3,034 $11.26 California 88,872 $51.12 202,740 $39.97 66,148 $15.76 Colorado 16,083 $46.41 40,606 $35.55 18,574 $13.98 Connecticut 11,387 $53.22 30,022 $31.59 5,874 $15.52 Delaware 3,610 $48.23 5,914 $35.92 1,263 $13.46 Florida 32,482 $42.10 75,529 $31.47 34,006 $13.21 Georgia 22,987 $44.86 56,133 $31.88 14,620 $11.85 Hawaii 2,468 $40.62 5,098 $32.45 4,590 $16.01 Idaho 2,220 $36.16 7,743 $27.91 3,364 $12.15 Illinois 31,043 $45.67 66,724 $33.64 18,307 $14.20 Indiana 8,555 $38.21 28,076 $29.59 9,440 $11.98 Iowa 5,863 $38.62 18,471 $28.99 7,173 $12.33 Kansas 4,732 $40.20 13,680 $28.69 4,065 $11.99 Kentucky 5,064 $37.96 14,154 $28.75 4,949 $11.70 Louisiana 4,608 $13.44 12,790 $28.21 4,958 $11.22 Maine 1,810 $38.50 7,467 $30.32 2,699 $12.90 Maryland 15,033 $49.12 44,107 $38.21 9,886 $14.58 Massachusetts 24,583 $52.66 59,096 $38.61 14,586 $16.19 Michigan 16,912 $43.45 52,738 $28.46 17,132 $12.80 Minnesota 17,967 $44.87 46,664 $33.60 16,453 $13.65 Mississippi 2,452 $35.34 7,472 $26.54 3,409 $11.02 Missouri 12,155 $41.60 35,201 $30.02 11,722 $12.08 Montana 1,642 $34.83 6,621 $27.20 3,684 $12.44 Nebraska 3,678 $39.43 10,009 $22.32 3,425 $12.73 Nevada 5,883 $41.28 13,764 $33.08 8,225 $14.07 New Hampshire 2,632 $46.62 9,390 $33.78 2,664 $13.86 New Jersey 27,339 $54.35 58,163 $37.07 15,593 $15.53 New Mexico 2,678 $38.01 11,819 $32.27 2,656 $12.18 New York 55,559 $57.43 102,077 $38.01 31,508 $15.72 North Carolina 18,608 $45.81 53,479 $31.55 14,782 $11.92 North Dakota 1,717 $39.34 5,445 $28.92 1,646 $13.92 Ohio 21,986 $41.52 51,818 $31.75 21,279 $12.65 Oklahoma 4,135 $38.99 13,037 $28.09 4,571 $7.11 Oregon 8,459 $42.39 24,680 $34.55 11,062 $14.29 Pennsylvania 28,025 $45.43 67,886 $32.34 24,128 $13.02 Rhode Island 2,398 $48.06 5,667 $35.24 2,011 $14.46 South Carolina 6,362 $38.65 22,461 $29.69 7,820 $11.66 South Dakota 1,531 $38.16 3,999 $26.84 1,455 $11.96 Tennessee 10,156 $39.54 25,836 $29.09 9,241 $11.83 Texas 45,561 $47.18 111,931 $33.41 34,774 $12.63 Utah 5,212 $38.58 14,547 $30.41 5,920 $12.37 Vermont 1,216 $39.52 4,280 $30.16 1,660 $14.84 Virginia 24,123 $49.34 67,885 $36.53 15,206 $13.61 Washington 24,095 $46.56 60,641 $37.48 18,831 $15.83 West Virginia 1,779 $35.61 7,222 $27.86 2,266 $11.66 Wisconsin 12,232 $40.18 32,802 $30.40 13,159 $12.53 Wyoming 884 $41.32 3,139 $28.97 914 $11.81 1. The six occupational categories in tables 8 and 9 are the SOC manual's Intermediate and High-Level Aggregations. 2. Wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics program's May 2015 estimates. The OES major occupational group wage data has been weighted to form the higher level aggregates. 15

Table 8: State Occupational Demand and Pay, Not Seasonally Adjusted - continued Sales and Office Construction and Maintenance Production and Transportation Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Location Jul-17 Wage 1 Jul-17 Wage 1 Jul-17 Wage 1 United States 936,328 $18.54 334,708 $22.60 462,912 $17.60 Alabama 10,266 $7.20 4,527 $20.52 7,268 $16.16 Alaska 2,371 $19.87 1,066 $30.72 813 $24.18 Arizona 20,574 $17.33 7,565 $20.63 7,063 $17.35 Arkansas 5,676 $15.52 2,451 $18.34 4,510 $15.74 California 111,898 $20.19 30,052 $23.82 39,416 $17.79 Colorado 23,249 $19.99 11,265 $22.54 10,665 $18.87 Connecticut 13,322 $21.28 3,339 $25.68 5,512 $19.26 Delaware 3,100 $18.22 1,077 $23.62 1,268 $16.51 Florida 55,067 $17.24 22,094 $19.19 17,281 $16.24 Georgia 27,897 $17.57 10,656 $20.36 15,888 $16.16 Hawaii 5,259 $18.02 1,478 $28.73 1,337 $20.85 Idaho 4,466 $16.19 2,683 $19.61 2,964 $16.84 Illinois 36,612 $18.96 8,783 $26.75 19,017 $17.78 Indiana 15,798 $17.04 5,829 $21.97 12,201 $17.17 Iowa 12,213 $16.86 4,917 $21.13 8,304 $16.99 Kansas 8,210 $17.10 3,169 $21.38 4,955 $17.82 Kentucky 9,106 $16.17 3,394 $21.08 7,226 $17.42 Louisiana 9,035 $15.47 3,971 $20.97 5,033 $19.29 Maine 3,377 $16.53 1,211 $20.46 1,659 $17.16 Maryland 17,373 $19.36 5,887 $23.63 8,039 $18.61 Massachusetts 26,211 $21.51 6,964 $27.63 10,186 $18.75 Michigan 26,588 $17.93 10,392 $22.63 15,653 $17.55 Minnesota 25,084 $19.60 8,413 $24.89 15,137 $18.35 Mississippi 5,652 $14.86 2,416 $19.10 4,256 $15.99 Missouri 19,286 $17.08 6,772 $22.63 10,902 $16.90 Montana 4,120 $16.25 2,537 $21.79 2,228 $18.18 Nebraska 6,062 $16.85 2,674 $20.61 3,540 $17.49 Nevada 10,501 $17.21 4,132 $23.82 4,245 $17.53 New Hampshire 5,297 $19.30 1,694 $23.00 2,802 $17.81 New Jersey 30,464 $20.18 8,326 $26.58 12,544 $17.92 New Mexico 3,998 $16.07 2,005 $20.14 1,915 $17.62 New York 56,796 $22.00 15,142 $27.50 18,449 $19.00 North Carolina 22,603 $17.70 10,736 $19.49 13,397 $15.86 North Dakota 2,929 $18.22 1,856 $25.33 2,161 $21.37 Ohio 35,194 $17.73 12,601 $22.08 22,274 $17.24 Oklahoma 8,342 $16.49 3,762 $20.66 5,533 $17.28 Oregon 14,817 $7.52 6,351 $22.91 8,756 $17.78 Pennsylvania 40,831 $18.33 13,522 $22.76 24,324 $17.69 Rhode Island 3,178 $20.03 982 $24.25 1,631 $17.56 South Carolina 11,928 $15.98 6,181 $19.61 7,599 $16.79 South Dakota 2,358 $16.11 1,112 $19.46 1,372 $15.84 Tennessee 16,939 $16.76 6,055 $20.21 11,677 $16.07 Texas 64,460 $18.56 26,527 $20.77 30,848 $18.21 Utah 10,689 $17.20 4,028 $21.19 6,107 $17.43 Vermont 1,919 $18.45 730 $21.58 1,059 $18.35 Virginia 23,779 $18.52 8,299 $21.83 9,361 $17.81 Washington 26,512 $19.98 10,941 $25.75 12,129 $20.68 West Virginia 3,682 $14.78 1,595 $20.51 2,487 $17.29 Wisconsin 20,350 $17.89 7,875 $23.08 16,000 $17.56 Wyoming 1,234 $17.23 1,032 $25.04 1,097 $22.47 1. Wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics program's May 2015 estimates. The OES major occupational group wage data has been weighted to form the higher level aggregates. 16

Table 9: MSA Occupational Demand and Pay 1, Not Seasonally Adjusted Management and Business/Financial Professional & Related Service Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Location Jul-17 Wage 2* Jul-17 Wage 2* Jul-17 Wage 2* United States 687,832 $46.28 1,722,609 $34.08 558,647 $13.62 Birmingham, AL 1,608 $44.34 4,399 $32.77 1,386 $11.93 Phoenix, AZ 9,592 $41.61 21,198 $32.52 7,425 $13.40 Tucson, AZ 1,463 $37.52 4,896 $31.33 1,577 $13.43 Los Angeles, CA 29,440 $49.93 54,707 $39.29 21,737 $15.41 Riverside, CA 3,340 $42.62 8,878 $34.16 4,261 $14.71 Sacramento, CA 4,255 $42.97 10,015 $30.70 3,522 $15.52 San Diego, CA 6,769 $48.78 18,049 $37.05 7,408 $13.42 San Francisco, CA 23,114 $58.62 40,076 $44.78 10,905 $17.31 San Jose, CA 10,353 $65.33 28,779 $51.00 3,798 $16.68 Denver, CO 11,388 $48.18 23,796 $37.57 10,105 $14.03 Hartford, CT 4,939 $49.75 11,688 $36.81 2,109 $15.39 Washington, DC 29,261 $54.84 68,953 $42.70 13,181 $15.84 Jacksonville, FL 2,642 $41.29 5,789 $24.90 2,508 $12.90 Miami, FL 10,280 $45.04 17,998 $32.37 9,072 $13.73 Orlando, FL 4,944 $41.63 9,935 $31.75 4,978 $12.90 Tampa, FL 6,943 $41.78 14,768 $32.33 5,419 $13.01 Atlanta, GA 18,240 $47.32 38,523 $24.84 9,200 $12.17 Honolulu, HI 1,857 $41.44 3,116 $31.14 2,678 $15.50 Chicago, IL 27,358 $47.29 51,721 $34.93 14,972 $14.36 Indianapolis, IN 4,474 $39.80 10,667 $32.47 3,455 $12.41 Louisville, KY 2,311 $39.68 5,109 $30.58 2,085 $12.13 New Orleans, LA 1,870 $39.69 4,818 $30.35 2,412 $11.55 Baltimore, MD 8,249 $47.65 24,024 $37.02 5,260 $14.46 Boston, MA 21,035 $54.85 45,299 $39.62 10,644 $16.46 Detroit, MI 9,568 $46.36 27,906 $34.76 7,816 $12.88 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 14,428 $46.98 31,887 $35.41 10,691 $10.90 Kansas City, MO 5,804 $43.18 14,228 $30.99 4,771 $12.79 St. Louis, MO 6,862 $44.58 18,473 $30.96 5,389 $12.52 Las Vegas, NV 4,073 $41.28 8,715 $33.51 5,264 $14.37 Buffalo, NY 2,457 $43.09 5,151 $30.25 2,182 $13.80 New York, NY 63,243 $60.10 107,672 $40.04 30,248 $16.12 Rochester, NY 1,643 $46.10 4,819 $31.08 1,595 $14.09 Charlotte, NC 7,652 $47.74 17,800 $33.28 4,225 $12.24 Cincinnati, OH 5,601 $43.21 10,962 $32.54 4,006 $12.56 Cleveland, OH 4,965 $42.70 9,700 $32.36 4,065 $11.18 Columbus, OH 5,821 $42.21 11,545 $33.78 4,214 $13.27 Oklahoma City, OK 2,164 $39.77 5,744 $29.40 1,990 $12.46 Portland, OR 6,484 $45.18 15,158 $36.16 6,678 $14.70 Philadelphia, PA 18,418 $49.81 35,278 $35.17 10,203 $13.94 Pittsburgh, PA 6,054 $44.08 13,064 $31.72 5,416 $12.57 Providence, RI 2,891 $46.81 7,381 $30.43 2,710 $14.50 Memphis, TN 2,102 $40.33 4,488 $30.89 1,424 $12.20 Nashville, TN 5,341 $41.44 11,242 $30.65 4,197 $12.14 Austin, TX 5,909 $45.51 15,267 $34.03 4,525 $13.33 Dallas, TX 18,370 $48.38 37,842 $35.24 10,956 $13.09 Houston, TX 10,329 $52.45 21,234 $37.12 6,459 $12.85 San Antonio, TX 3,806 $43.12 9,897 $32.14 3,762 $12.32 Salt Lake City, UT 3,358 $40.90 8,367 $33.02 2,659 $12.78 Richmond, VA 3,545 $44.40 8,622 $32.54 2,121 $13.13 Virginia Beach, VA 2,911 $43.06 8,783 $32.37 2,862 $12.99 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 19,151 $49.08 42,120 $41.02 11,453 $16.48 Milwaukee, WI 5,116 $44.50 11,573 $32.54 4,050 $12.58 1.The six occupational categories in tables 8 and 9 are the SOC manual's Intermediate and High-Level Aggregations. 2. Wage data are from the BLS OES program' s May 2015 estimates. The OES major occupational group wage data has been weighted to form the higher level aggregates. * indicates that a wage estimate either is not available or is greater than $90.00 per hour or $187,200 per year 17

Table 9: MSA Occupational Demand and Pay, Not Seasonally Adjusted - continued Sales and Office Construction and Maintenance Production and Transportation Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Location Jul-17 Wage 2* Jul-17 Wage 2* Jul-17 Wage 2* United States 936,328 $18.54 334,708 $22.60 462,912 $17.60 Birmingham, AL 3,174 $18.09 1,148 $21.64 1,858 $8.22 Phoenix, AZ 15,493 $17.87 5,178 $21.34 5,082 $17.59 Tucson, AZ 2,394 $16.21 1,081 $20.33 744 $16.18 Los Angeles, CA 37,143 $20.03 7,741 $25.46 11,546 $16.96 Riverside, CA 7,788 $17.82 2,307 $23.73 3,926 $17.11 Sacramento, CA 6,266 $19.31 2,277 $24.99 2,541 $17.76 San Diego, CA 10,236 $19.39 2,870 $24.93 2,694 $17.31 San Francisco, CA 22,324 $23.76 5,088 $30.51 6,162 $21.50 San Jose, CA 7,490 $25.09 1,758 $28.57 2,036 $19.52 Denver, CO 14,203 $21.13 6,124 $23.15 5,602 $19.56 Hartford, CT 4,967 $7.86 1,455 $25.51 2,270 $19.29 Washington, DC 20,940 $21.37 6,155 $24.55 5,707 $19.71 Jacksonville, FL 4,142 $17.74 2,082 $19.77 1,745 $17.47 Miami, FL 16,556 $18.15 4,310 $20.15 3,783 $16.86 Orlando, FL 8,260 $16.78 3,111 $19.25 2,657 $15.98 Tampa, FL 9,292 $17.62 3,848 $18.81 3,051 $15.61 Atlanta, GA 19,075 $18.95 6,250 $21.50 8,620 $16.69 Honolulu, HI 3,736 $18.20 1,045 $29.52 966 $21.81 Chicago, IL 29,937 $19.65 6,595 $27.99 13,432 $17.89 Indianapolis, IN 6,696 $18.63 2,413 $22.44 4,068 $16.72 Louisville, KY 4,019 $17.51 1,522 $21.90 2,548 $18.57 New Orleans, LA 3,390 $7.44 1,363 $21.08 1,307 $19.93 Baltimore, MD 9,217 $19.41 3,132 $23.46 4,326 $6.04 Boston, MA 20,388 $22.52 4,811 $28.56 6,682 $19.07 Detroit, MI 12,280 $18.90 4,520 $24.23 6,101 $18.83 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 18,160 $20.95 5,492 $26.34 9,704 $18.73 Kansas City, MO 8,798 $18.43 2,832 $23.43 4,523 $18.07 St. Louis, MO 9,778 $18.32 2,661 $11.29 4,015 $17.86 Las Vegas, NV 7,062 $17.11 2,188 $23.71 2,151 $17.44 Buffalo, NY 4,019 $18.10 1,295 $22.96 1,867 $17.80 New York, NY 57,820 $22.65 12,437 $28.92 16,224 $19.04 Rochester, NY 3,084 $18.70 1,237 $22.64 1,636 $17.50 Charlotte, NC 7,403 $19.55 3,136 $20.70 4,052 $17.06 Cincinnati, OH 7,893 $10.85 2,514 $22.29 4,351 $17.67 Cleveland, OH 6,796 $18.96 2,234 $23.40 3,477 $17.65 Columbus, OH 7,528 $18.24 2,666 $22.09 4,064 $16.95 Oklahoma City, OK 3,803 $17.49 1,708 $20.93 2,071 $16.76 Portland, OR 10,171 $19.38 3,645 $24.71 5,570 $18.62 Philadelphia, PA 20,527 $19.98 5,616 $25.58 7,984 $18.32 Pittsburgh, PA 8,757 $18.11 2,787 $22.69 4,171 $17.73 Providence, RI 4,446 $19.25 1,469 $24.23 2,312 $17.34 Memphis, TN 3,280 $17.32 1,143 $20.24 2,679 $15.95 Nashville, TN 7,456 $18.06 2,530 $21.21 4,139 $16.69 Austin, TX 7,145 $20.26 2,935 $19.66 2,298 $16.29 Dallas, TX 22,634 $19.87 7,238 $20.73 9,725 $18.10 Houston, TX 13,446 $19.74 5,090 $22.31 5,850 $20.09 San Antonio, TX 5,749 $17.59 2,766 $19.73 2,571 $16.53 Salt Lake City, UT 5,926 $7.30 1,782 $21.95 2,755 $17.72 Richmond, VA 3,798 $18.59 1,617 $21.73 1,707 $17.40 Virginia Beach, VA 4,652 $16.68 2,029 $21.31 1,953 $18.46 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 17,065 $21.19 5,818 $27.50 6,924 $22.01 Milwaukee, WI 6,306 $19.76 2,014 $24.77 3,734 $18.12 1. Wage data are from the BLS OES program' s May 2015 estimates. The OES major occupational group wage data has been weighted to form the higher level aggregates. * indicates that a wage estimate either is not available or is greater than $90.00 per hour or $187,200 per year 18

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