Where Th Jobs Are

The market for jobs in advertising, media and marketing has been lackluster so far this year, to judge by the volume of help-wanted classifieds in Adweek. Four of the six regions were on the minus side in January, compared with January 2004; three of the six regions were in the red in February. Only one region—the Southeast—posted year-to-year gains in both of those months. Apparently the modest-to-a-fault comeback in hiring last year was enough to leave companies feeling sated for now.