The number of jobs advertised online in the U.S. rose by 61,300 in January to approximately 4.38 million, according to a report released today by The Conference Board.

“The monthly increase for the last two months (December and January) averaged 93,000/month, giving hope that labor demand will continue to improve,” said June Shelp, vice president at The Conference Board. “Overall labor demand has grown by over 1.6 million since the recession’s low point in April 2009.”

The Conference Board’s help wanted online report collects job ad information from more than 1,000 job boards.