May 2013 Index Highlights:
Monster Employment Index Middle East declines 14 percent on an annual basis
Education followed by Hospitality leads all industry sectors in annual growth
Among occupation groups Healthcare exhibit strongest growth year-over-year; Software, Hardware, Telecom registers steepest annual decline
Egypt leads all countries in annual growth. Kuwait registers steepest annual decline
The Monster Employment Index is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity in Middle-East based on a real-time review of tens of thousands of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career Web sites and online job listings. 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.
"The double digit drop in the Monster Employment index is owing to the cautious approach adopted by Middle East employers owing to the business scenario globally," said Sanjay Modi, Managing Director, Monster.com (India/ Middle- East/ South East Asia).
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