Online advertised vacancies were down 163,900 in August to 3,990,600, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series. The August drop follows a decline of 217,000 in July and a decrease of 100,000 in June. The Supply/Demand rate stands at 3.35, indicating there were just over 3 unemployed for every online advertised vacancy in July, the latest monthly data available for unemployment.