Monster Employment Index Europe Declines 1% Year-Over-Year

10.09.2012 - Update : 10.09.2012

Sept. 7, 2012 04:01 UTC

Monster Employment Index Europe Declines 1% Year-Over-Year

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW):

August 2012 Index Highlights:

The Monster Employment Index Europe is down by one percent in August, marking the first decline since April 2010
Germany (up seven percent) is the only large country to report year-over-year growth in August, registering single digit growth for the first time in 25 months
With the exception of the United Kingdom, all other countries are showing year-over-year decline growth with the Netherlands (down 16 percent) and France (down 13 percent) registering double digit declines
Environment, architecture and urbanism continues to lead all industries by measure of annual growth for the fourth consecutive month, while Management and consulting (down six percent) registers the sharpest annual decline
Of all occupational groups, Plant and machine operators and assemblers and Technicians and associate professionals register the strongest increase in demand with matched rates of annual growth (both up three percent)

The Monster Employment Index Europe is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career web sites and online job listings across Europe. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one advertiser or source, but is an aggregate measure of the change in job listings across the industry.

“As the Index registers its first decline since April 2010, it is clear we remain in an uncertain climate where even the previous stalwart growth of Germany is seeing moderated online recruitment trajectory in response to reduced business and consumer confidence across Europe,” commented Alan Townsend, Vice President of Sales Readiness and Business Operations for Monster Europe. “However, it is not all bad news as demand for more than half of all industries in the Index have seen upticks in online hiring including education and telecommunication.”

Monster Employment Index Europe results for the past 18 months are as follows:

Mar 11			Apr 11			May 11			Jun 11			Jul 11			Aug 11			Sep 11			Oct 11			Nov 11			Dec 11			Jan 12			Feb 12			Mar 12			Apr 12			May 12			Jun 12			Jul 12			Aug 12			Y-O-Y GROWTH
131			136			135			140			139			139			138			139			139			136			127			138			142			144			143			142			142			138			-1%

Industry Year-over-year Trends: 13 of the 24 industry sectors monitored by the Index in August exhibited positive annual growth trends.

Environment, architecture and urbanism (up 18 percent) registered further increased demand in August and led all industries by measure of annual growth for the fourth consecutive month
Education, training, library (up 11 percent) matched last month’s rate of year-over-year growth and prolonged its upswing for the seventh consecutive month with gains greatest across Belgium, Germany and the UK
Production, manufacturing, maintenance and repair (down two percent) demonstrated reduced annual demand in August in contrast to its previous strong growth
Construction and extraction (down five percent) noted decline in online recruitment year-over-year following July’s increase of one percent; Italy, Sweden and France saw the most significant decline
Management and consulting (down six percent) exhibited the most pronounced decline in hiring activity among all industries compared to year-ago levels, with France and the Netherlands charting the steepest reductions

Top Growth Industries				Lowest Growth Industries

Industry	Aug 11	Aug 12	% Y-O-Y Growth	Industry	Aug 11	Aug 12	% Y-O-Y Growth
Environment, architecture and urbanism	102	120	18%	HR	95	92	-3%
Education, training and library	208	230	11%	Arts, entertainment, sports, leisure	113	108	-4%
Real estate	120	127	6%	Construction and extraction	144	137	-5%
Telecommunication	109	114	5%	Marketing, PR and media	148	140	-5%
Hospitality and tourism	247	258	4%	Management and consulting	114	107	-6%

Occupation Year-over-year Trends: Four of the nine occupational groups monitored by the Index in August exhibited positive growth trends.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers (up three percent) was this month joined by Technicians and associate professionals (up three percent) to lead all occupations by measure of annual growth, although both groups saw reduced annual demand compared to July
Online recruitment of Managers (down five percent) continued to decline year-over-year in August for the fifth consecutive month with reduced demand across all regions
Elementary occupations (down 11 percent) charted the sharpest annual decline in August, registering its lowest level of demand since December 2009

Top Growth Occupations				Lowest Growth Occupations

Occupation	Aug 11	Aug 12	% Y-O-Y Growth	Occupation	Aug 11	Aug 12	% Y-O-Y Growth
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	124	128	3%	Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	205	197	-4%
Technicians and associate professionals	125	129	3%	Managers	115	109	-5%
Craft and related trades workers	242	244	1%	Elementary occupations	202	179	-11%

The full monthly Monster Employment Index reports for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom will be made available on Tuesday, 11 September at 06:00 CET at: about-monster.com/employment/index/17.

Data for the month of September 2012 will be released on October 5th, 2012.



By Region

Region	Aug 11	Sep 11	Oct 11	Nov 11	Dec 11	Jan 12	Feb 12	Mar 12	Apr 12	May 12	Jun 12	Jul 12	Aug 12	Y-O-Y GROWTH
Belgium	109	102	107	102	101	98	107	106	108	111	110	109	102	-6%
France	139	132	139	136	132	123	130	134	139	130	129	133	121	-13%
Germany	172	175	171	175	177	173	178	185	190	188	182	188	184	7%
Italy	140	132	143	146	141	128	137	143	148	139	145	146	136	-3%
Netherlands	92	88	89	86	86	81	81	76	78	77	78	79	77	-16%
Sweden	146	149	148	150	158	143	154	165	166	154	155	149	141	-3%
United Kingdom	138	135	140	140	141	129	145	148	140	140	141	136	140	1%



By Industry

Industry	Aug 11	Sep 11	Oct 11	Nov 11	Dec 11	Jan 12	Feb 12	Mar 12	Apr 12	May 12	Jun 12	Jul 12	Aug 12	Y-O-Y GROWTH
Accounting, audit, taxes	98	97	99	99	98	93	100	101	102	103	100	101	100	2%
Administrative, organisation	112	110	111	111	111	104	112	113	112	111	111	110	109	-3%
Agriculture, fishing and forestry	133	130	124	123	117	104	121	133	146	133	134	137	132	-1%
Arts, entertainment, sports, leisure	113	107	108	110	109	102	110	114	113	112	113	111	108	-4%
Automotive	132	128	124	124	114	109	127	128	129	129	133	137	134	2%
Banking, finance, insurance	88	86	87	87	87	82	86	88	88	86	87	85	86	-2%
Construction and extraction	144	142	138	137	130	122	132	136	139	140	140	142	137	-5%
Education, training and library	208	191	205	202	218	191	214	221	229	242	254	242	230	11%
Engineering	167	168	170	172	172	158	169	173	172	169	171	172	174	4%
Environment, architecture and urbanism	102	101	102	103	107	100	111	113	110	118	121	118	120	18%
Healthcare, social work	624	625	594	628	613	573	635	653	661	644	643	647	629	1%
Hospitality and tourism	247	256	252	251	238	221	242	251	272	277	271	261	258	4%
HR	95	94	94	94	94	91	96	97	97	97	94	93	92	-3%
IT	101	99	101	103	102	97	105	109	108	106	104	105	102	1%
Legal	117	114	116	118	112	111	117	120	120	123	118	118	119	2%
Management and consulting	114	112	110	108	104	97	106	112	116	114	116	113	107	-6%
Marketing, PR and media	148	143	146	143	139	129	144	146	145	146	144	144	140	-5%
Production, manufacturing, maintenance, repair	269	271	270	267	259	243	253	262	271	272	269	273	264	-2%
Public sector, defence, community	81	80	81	80	75	75	77	77	78	77	79	80	82	1%
Real estate	120	118	125	124	121	121	123	128	129	130	133	132	127	6%
Research and development	120	119	119	119	117	113	121	123	123	122	119	123	119	-1%
Sales	109	108	111	111	107	102	110	110	110	109	108	108	107	-2%
Telecommunications	109	109	114	114	109	102	114	118	114	115	115	115	114	5%
Transport, post and logistics	193	195	196	195	192	169	173	176	180	182	184	195	194	1%



By Occupation

Occupation	Aug 11	Sep 11	Oct 11	Nov 11	Dec 11	Jan 12	Feb 12	Mar 12	Apr 12	May 12	Jun 12	Jul 12	Aug 12	Y-O-Y GROWTH
Managers	115	111	113	108	112	101	114	116	115	111	112	112	109	-5%
Professionals	136	134	135	136	133	124	135	139	140	139	138	138	136	0%
Technicians and associate professionals	125	124	126	127	125	118	131	134	133	131	131	132	129	3%
Clerical support workers	147	143	145	144	144	132	147	149	145	146	147	148	147	0%
Service and sales workers	297	303	303	304	288	265	298	307	317	314	310	306	299	1%
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	205	203	194	191	184	160	185	206	219	201	203	205	197	-4%
Craft and related workers	242	246	245	247	238	222	231	236	241	243	240	247	244	1%
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	124	122	122	113	116	107	120	126	130	128	130	135	128	3%
Elementary occupations	202	203	195	196	182	175	180	180	190	189	188	192	179	-11%

About The Monster Employment Index Europe

The Monster Employment Index Europe provides monthly insight into online job posting activity across the European Union. Launched in June 2005 with data from December 2004, the Index is based on a review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate career sites and job boards, including Monster. The Monster Employment Index’s underlying data is validated for accuracy by Research America, Inc. – an independent, third-party auditing firm – to ensure that measured national online job recruitment activity is within a margin of error of +/- 1.05%.

The Index monitors online job opportunities across all European Union member countries.

The monthly reports for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Europe are available at: http://about-monster.com/employment/index/17.

About Monster Worldwide

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), parent company of Monster, the premier global online employment solution for more than a decade, strives to inspire people to improve their lives. With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized career advice to consumers globally. Through online media sites and services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading products and services, visit www.monster.com. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at http://about-monster.com.

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