In April there were 176,700 online advertised vacancies for engineering jobs. Between April  2006-April 2007 advertised vacancies increased 24 percent for the nation as a whole. The total online job ads were 4,365,000 in April, an increase of 610,600 or 16 percent from March, according to the Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series. There were 2.9 advertised vacancies online for every 100 persons in the labor force in April.

In an interview, Gad Levanon, economist at The Conference Board, said, “While in Miami only 3 percent of the jobs were for engineers, in San Jose the share was over 13 percent, by far the highest in the country.” In terms of the sheer volume of engineering job ads, California (33,100), Texas (14,600), and New York (13,800) were the top states. Metro areas with the largest number of online ads for engineers included New York (14,300), Los Angeles (9,800), and Washington, D.C. (9,400).

Over 476,200 online advertised job vacancies were posted for management occupations in April.  Between April 2006-April 2007 advertised vacancies increased 24 percent for the nation as a whole. The total online job ads were 4,365,000 in April, an increase of 610,600 or 16 percent from March, according to the Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series. There were 2.9 advertised vacancies online for every 100 persons in the labor force in April.

The occupations with the most advertised online vacancies nationally were Management (476,000) and healthcare practitioner and technical (374,000). Online advertised vacancies in California, the state with the largest labor force in the nation, totaled 722,600 in April, the survey said.