Job Search is Fastest Growing Online Content Category in 2008

For news that should shock no one, the job search niche is the fastest growing online content category, according to comScore. The niche has grown a whopping 51% to 18.8 million visitors.

CareerBuilder.com leads the pack with over 9 million searches.

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Women, the 25-49 age group and the $75,000+ salary set saw the most growth in job searches in December 2008 versus the same month a year prior:

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