"Sudden Debt":
The Monster Employment Index is "a broad and comprehensive monthly analysis of of U.S. online job demand". It is calculated and released by Monster Worldwide, Inc. the large online employment company and it includes data from approx. 1,500 different employment sites. Why should you care? Because the Help Wanted Index of newspaper ads - the older, traditional gauge of current demand for employees - is no longer valid. The rapid spread and acceptance of Internet technology has completely changed the way employers advertise for open positions. Charts of both indexes are provided below.