Online job advertising in Northeast Florida fell in September from August but was up 10.3 percent over the year.
For the month, the number of online advertised vacancies dropped 2.4 percent, from 20,938 job ads in August to 20,434 in September.
The numbers come from WorkSource, which covers the region of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns counties.
WorkSource reported that over the year, however, the number of online advertised vacancies rose by 1,900 jobs from September 2010.
Since the official end of the recession in June 2009, online job demand in the region has increased by 6,162, said WorkSource.
It reported that labor demand, as measured by online advertised vacancies, bottomed out in January 2009 in the region. Since then, demand has increased by 9,664 openings.
Job postings remain most prevalent in customer service, health care, computer systems, sales and truck driving.
The monthly report comes from data collected by The Conference Board, a New York-based nonprofit source of economic information.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity makes the information available to the 24 Workforce regions in Florida.
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Top advertised occupations in September
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reported the number of jobs advertised online compiled by The Conference Board. Here are the numbers for the region served by WorkSource. That area consists of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns counties.
| Occupations | Online ads |
| Total ads | 20,434 |
| Customer service representatives | 746 |
| Registered nurses | 635 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 607 |
| Computer systems analysts | 577 |
| Web developers | 502 |
| Retail salespersons | 495 |
| First-line supervisors, managers of retail sales workers | 438 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 326 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 311 |
| Computer support specialists | 286 |
| Insurance sales agents | 285 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 269 |
| Physical therapists | 252 |
| First-line supervisors, managers of office and administrative support workers | 247 |
| Computer programmers | 231 |
| Sales representatives, services, all others | 227 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 219 |
| Sales managers | 218 |
| Medical and health services managers | 212 |
| Occupational therapists | 212 |
Source: The Conference Board, Help Wanted Online, prepared by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Labor Market Statistics Center