24 July 2012
June 2012 Index Highlights:

  • Monster Employment Index Middle East rises 39 percent on an annual basis
  • Hospitality leads all industry sectors with 52 percent annual growth; Retail/Trade and Logistics continues to register strong growth of more than 40 percent
  • Among occupation groups, Sales and BD exhibit strongest growth year-over-year; followed by Engineering and Production; Travel and Tourism occupations
  • UAE leads all countries in annual growth        
                                                                    
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 Monster Employment Index Middle East continues to exhibit strong annual growth in online recruitment activity undertaken by regional employers. Majority of sectors and occupational groups recorded positive annual growth ," said Sanjay Modi, Managing Director, Monster.com (India/Middle East/South East Asia).

Industry Year-over-Year Trends: Online opportunities exceeded June'11 levels in all 12 industry sectors monitored by the index.

Hospitality (up 52 percent) continued to lead all sectors followed by Retail/Trade and Logistics (46 percent)

Production/Manufacturing (up 46 percent), Automotive and Ancillary (up 41 percent) continued to remain amidst the top growth sectors in June

Oil and Gas; and BFSI  (up three percent)  registered the lowest annual growth

Occupation Year-over-Year Trends: 10 of 11 occupation groups registered improved online demand over the year

  • Sales and BD (up 58 percent) led all occupational groups in year-over-year growth 
     
  • Engineering and Production (up 27 percent) and Hospitality and Travel (up 24 percent) saw increased demand year over year
     
  • Legal (down18 percent) professionals registered lowest annual growth

Geographic Year-over-year Trends: Online opportunities exceeded June'11 level in all the seven countries monitored by the Index.

  • UAE (up 33 percent) followed by Kuwait (up 30 percent) led all countries in year-over-year growth
  • KSA (up two percent) registered lowest annual growth amongst countries

COUNTRY-WISE TRENDS 

KSA Highlights

  • Online recruitment activity in KSA rises two percent year-over-year
  • Hospitality (up 75 percent) continues to  register the most notable annual growth
  • Chemicals/ Plastic/ Rubber, Paints, Fertilizer/ Pesticides (down 26 percent) exhibits the most notable annual deceleration
UAE Highlights

  • UAE registers robust annual growth of 33 percent
  • Hospitality records the most notable growth in online opportunities over the year
  • Healthcare leads in annual growth amongst the occupation groups     
About the Monster Employment Index
Launched in April 2011 with data collected since October 2010, the Monster Employment Index is a broad and comprehensive monthly analysis of online job posting activity in the Middle East conducted by Monster.com.  Based on a real-time review of tens of thousands of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of online career outlets, including Monster Gulf, the Monster Employment Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity nationwide. 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 online job recruitment activity is within a margin of error of +/- 1.05%. Monster has taken due care in compiling and processing the data available from various sources for Monster Employment Index, but does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or action / decision taken or for the results obtained from the use of such information. 

About Monster Worldwide
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW - News), 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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