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Job Listings On Company Sites Plummet In February

LinkUp reported this week that total job listings from over 14,000 company web sites around the U.S. plummeted in February, dropping 13% from January. New jobs posted to company web sites dropped even further, declining 15% from January. The total number of job listings dropped by more than 127,000, while new jobs posted to those [...]

LinkUp Gets ‘Best of the Internet’ Nod From PC Magazine

The August issue of PC Magazine included a nice blurb on LinkUp.com in their ‘Best of the Internet’ section. Below is the brief summary written by Jared Preusz (I know it’s small, but it’s in PC Magazine!). LinkUp – “A new site that exposes the hidden job market by finding and aggregating jobs listed only [...]

LinkUp’s June Job Report Shows Surprising Strength

At least according to data provided by LinkUp.com, the nation’s job market might not be as bad as many people perceive it to be or as bad as other data sources might indicate. LinkUp released its monthly jobs report for June, and the number of new job openings rose by 16% in June while the [...]

LinkUp Jobs Data Shows Slight Improvement In May

The number of both total and new jobs listed on company web sites increased in May, according to data provided by LinkUp.com. While the slight increases (10% and 13% respectively) might be explained by the fact that the LinkUp data includes jobs from more companies this month than last, it is somewhat safe to assume [...]