In May the Welch Consulting Employment Index retreated from recent highs, pulling back to 100.4. A peak of 100.7 was hit in April. This was the highest value for the Index since September 2008.

The Welch Consulting Employment Index climbed to 100.7 in April, up from 100.5 in March. This is the highest value for the Index since September 2008.

The Welch Consulting Employment Index climbed to 100.5 in March, up from 100.2 in February. This is the highest value for the Index since October 2008.

The Welch Consulting Employment Index rose to hit 100.2 in February, up from 100.0 in January. This is the highest value for the Index since October 2008.

The Welch Consulting Employment Index hit 100.0 in January, up from 99.6 in December. This is the highest value for the Index since October 2008.

The Welch Consulting Employment Index returned to 99.6 in December, down from 99.7 in November. Other than in November the Index has been holding steady at 99.6 since August 2016.

For the fourth month in a row The Welch Consulting Employment Index held steady at 99.6, which it reached in August, up from 99.4 in July.

In September The Welch Consulting Employment Index held steady at 99.6, which it reached in August, up from 99.4 in July. 

In August The Welch Consulting Employment Index continued its upward trend, reaching its highest level in over four years as it hit 99.6 in August, up from 99.4 in July. 

The Welch Consulting Employment Index continued its upward trend of recent years, rising to 99.4 in July from 99.3 in June.  

After hitting a two-month slow patch, the Welch Consulting Employment Index is recovering, though still below its recent high hit in March. The index is at 99.3, just shy of the 99.5 seen in March and above the 99.1 seen in May. 

The Welch Consulting Employment Index is continuing its retreat from the level it hit in March. While the index has fallen to 99.1 in May from the recent peak of 99.5 in March, it currently remains above the 2015 year-end value of 99.0.