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To: UnBelievable who wrote (52185)	12/29/2000 10:12:02 AM
From: UnBelievable	Respond to of 436258

US Nov/Help-Wanted Index -2: Down Vs 85 Year Ago NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A decline in the volume of help-wanted advertising in the nation's newspapers indicates that the U.S. labor market continued to weaken in November, according to the Conference Board's Help-Wanted Advertising Index. The index fell to 75 in November from 79 in October. The index was at 85 a year ago. The Conference Board said that over the past six months, help-wanted advertising declined in seven regions of the country, led by an 8.1% decline in the West South Central region and a 7.5% decline in the Rocky Mountain region. The only reported increases in advertising activity were in New England, where advertising increased by 12.1%, and the Mid-Atlantic region, which saw a 1% increase. "The labor market heads into the new year with much less momentum than a year ago," said Conference Board economist Ken Goldstein, He attributed slower job growth in part to a slower economy, but also said it reflects that some industries have begun to accept the dearth of available workers. -By Steven Vames, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-2206 steven.vames@dowjones.com