February 2012: Employment Activity by Job Title

Managerial hiring was up across all levels in February. VP-Level hiring jumped the most with a 23-point gain, while Manager Level jobs saw a 14-point increase as well. Director level (+6.0) and C-Level (+1.0) hiring saw smaller gains, but positive nonetheless. Year-over-year, all levels saw a positive gain in hiring except for C-Level positions which is down a dramatic 40-points since February 2011 and 51-points from pre-recession 2008.

Hiring by Job Title, Jan 2008 - Feb 2012:

Index Month	C-Level	VP Level	Director Level	Manager Level
February 2012	66	109	98	118
January 2012	65	86	92	104
December 2011	52	107	83	106
November 2011	71	97	95	108
October 2011	60	128	96	110
September 2011	66	104	94	113
August 2011	78	93	96	123
July 2011	66	85	91	111
June 2011	70	87	92	113
May 2011	62	93	87	116
April 2011	89	104	105	119
March 2011	104	113	95	118
February 2011	106	104	97	109
January 2011	111	79	105	108
December 2010	71	97	95	108
November 2010	72	113	104	110
October 2010	76	114	98	100
September 2010	81	114	99	99
August 2010	86	115	101	103
July 2010	104	105	105	109
June 2010	77	86	90	98
May 2010	75	88	84	94
April 2010	76	88	91	97
March 2010	68	89	87	96
February 2010	70	77	80	89
January 2010	60	48	83	71
December 2009	57	68	80	74
November 2009	57	68	81	73
October 2009	62	65	77	64
September 2009	63	63	76	66
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

The last time that all managerial levels saw a positive increase in February was in 2009, where all levels saw anywhere from a 38-point increase to a 72-point increase in employment activity.

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