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

Mat Europe, North America, United States

07/09/2012 — 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 Aug11 Aug12 %

Y-O-Y
Growth

 Industry Aug11 Aug12 %

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 Aug11 Aug12 %

Y-O-Y
Growth

 Occupation Aug11 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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