Employment in the U.S. advertising industry has hit a post-recession peak — 1.64 million — according to Advertising Age's DataCenter's analysis of the latest job figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In November 2007, advertising/marketing-services employment reached 763,700, a new high since the economic recovery that began in 2001. Marketing consulting was tagged as the hottest sector, having witnessed a hike of 8.7% from 2006 to 2007 and 66.7% since 2000. Online media, where employment jumped 24.2% from 2006 to 2007, was rated the fastest-growing segment.

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