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Help-wanted advertising plummets along with jobs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| April 01, 2003 | Sylvester, David A. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: David A. Sylvester

With so few job openings, the traditional marketplace for jobs _ the help-wanted ad _ has fallen on hard times.

Help-wanted advertising has plummeted nationally to its lowest level in four decades _ and hasn't budged in the past six months. The Help Wanted Index, compiled monthly by the Conference Board research group, hit 40 in January, about the same level it has been since October.

To put that in perspective, the index has dropped by more than half since its peak of just over 90, during 2000. It is also at its lowest point since 1964.

It's one more sign that workers are facing one of the most difficult ...

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