U.S. newspaper help-wanted ads ease in November

NEW YORK, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The number of help-wanted ads
in U.S. newspapers eased in November, a private research group
said on Thursday.

The Conference Board said its gauge measuring help-wanted
ad volume in the United States dipped to 21 from a downwardly
revised 22 in October. The index was 29 a year earlier.

"The latest readings on print want-ad volume show some
slowing in recent months, after slowly losing steam through the
spring and summer," said Ken Goldstein, labor economist at the
Conference Board, in a statement.

"Data for online advertising also point to reduced job
recruitment efforts -- initial unemployment claims have edged
higher," Goldstein said.

Help-wanted ads have declined in all of the nine U.S.
regions tracked in the last three months, with the steepest
decrease in the Pacific. The ads in that region decreased by
12.8 percent.

The research firm surveys help-wanted ad volume at 51
newspapers across the United States each month.
(Reporting by Chris Reese; Editing by Dan Grebler)