Conference Board ETI rises in August; underemployment eases
The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index rose to 108.53 in August, from an upwardly revised 107.76. The report cited easing underemployment and improving perceptions of job availability.
S. labor-market reading from The Conference Board rose in August, with signs that underemployment is easing and perceptions of job availability are improving, the gauge showed. 76.