July 2009: Employment Activity by Job Title

For a third straight month the CareerCast.com/JobSerf index recorded an increase in availability for Manager, Director, VP and C-Level positions. Director and Manager fared the best, however, with each recording a nearly 20% increase in July. This jump pushed the availability of Director level jobs ahead of the pack, with C-Suite jobs falling to second place after performing best in June.

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 - July 2009:

Index Month	C-Level	VP Level	Director Level	Manager Level
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

While the number of available jobs for all managerial positions grew significantly faster than in June, both the CXO and VP-levels continued to show weaker performance after a strong rebound in May. The availability of C-suite jobs in particular grew only incrementally, especially when compared to the 20-point jump for Manager level positions.