August 2009: Employment Activity by Job Title

Similar to the CareerCast.com/JobSerf Regional Employment Index, August marks the first time since the recovery began that a job level has failed to post increased growth for the month. While the volume of available C-Level and VP positions grew significantly, fewer Manager jobs were available in August as the level fell to an Index Score of 75.

NOTE: The CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index calculates all Index scores against a base year of 2007, where the number of job listings available online during each month of 2007 = 100 points. A score < 100 means that the number of job listings in a given month is less than were online during the same month in 2007, while a value > 100 means that more jobs are available during that month than were in 2007.

Table of Job Posting Index scores by Job Level, Jan 2008 - August 2009:

Index Month	C-Level	VP Level	Director Level	Manager Level
August 2009	90	75	88	75
July 2009	81	66	85	77
June 2009	74	52	66	57
May 2009	65	50	63	53
April 2009	31	31	48	42
March 2009	22	33	50	47
February 2009	28	37	56	52
January 2009	38	38	75	63
December 2008	35	48	74	71
November 2008	47	56	86	82
October 2008	58	74	81	71
September 2008	82	81	91	88
August 2008	81	100	107	110
July 2008	78	82	111	102
June 2008	110	87	109	101
May 2008	123	83	102	91
April 2008	105	87	98	92
March 2008	102	108	111	110
February 2008	117	122	110	104
January 2008	111	84	107	99

Posting a solid gain, C-Suite became the top job level in August, passing Director and reaching an Index Score not seen in over a year. The volume of available Managerial positions, however, fell 2 points to an Index Score of 75, bringing the level into a tie with VP, which had previously trailed all other levels by a significant margin.