Uptick in February Hiring Looks Good for Economic Recovery

There’s good news on the horizon for everyone keeping score with the economy.

As per CareerCast’.com/JobSerf’s Employment Index, national hiring climbed by 4.9 points in February. What exactly does this mean? Compared to a 2.2 increase in January it’s on the way up and reflects job growth across the country.

On the site, JobSerf CEO Jay Martin dished, “All of the cities in our Index showed positive growth. If this is maintained, it will be a sign of a real recovery.”

Numbers compared to last year show a significant increase since January 2013 data was a little below January 2008 numbers.

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