Online job advertising grew at a slightly higher rate in Hawai'i than the nation as a whole, and there were slightly more ads than unemployed people to fill them during September.

Those are among the findings of a new study by the Conference Board, a New York-based business research group that has been analyzing online job advertising in tracking the economy. The Help-Wanted Online Data Series found that nationally online advertised vacancies rose 17.5 percent in September compared to a year earlier.

Hawai'i's online advertising rose by almost 24 percent during the period, according to Conference Board data. Last month there were 16,900 Internet job vacancies posted for the state, or 3,300 more than a year earlier. The study only takes into account unduplicated ads appearing during the month.

Among other Hawai'i data the Conference Board included in the report: