How popular are Google gadgets for job searches?

As a fan of iGoogle and Google Gadgets, I was wondering if any of the job search gadgets available are popular with Googlers.

A while ago, I created a tab on my iGoogle desktop called “Job Search” and added Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed and Direct Employers versions of the Google Gadgets. They automatically display jobs of interest based on the criteria I specified.

But how many “Googlers” are making use of these? It turns out that only an infinitesimal amount of users are doing so.

Here’s how the available “job and classified” search gadgets were doing in terms of numbers of users, as measured on 2/28/2008, based on what Google reported next to each Google Gadget description:

Craigslist: 85,315 (jobs+)
Monster: 6,316
Indeed: 5,698 (various gadgets)
Job Job: 5,692
Google Local: 4,831
Job Search Universe: 2,659 (Google custom search)
CareerBuilder: 1,992
Jobster: 1,708
About.com: 1,403 (Job Search)
Excellent Job Search: 1,090

Keep in mind that on the same day (2/28/2008) users of Google’s default “Date & Time” gadget numbered approximately 8,592,259 and users of the default CNN Gadget numbered 7,119,842.

It’s no surprise that the most popular gadgets are entertainment-related.  What’s the Comedy Central Joke of the Day?  821,445 iGoogle users have signed up to find out on a daily basis.