Monster Employment Index Europe Edges Higher in March, as Online Demand for Workers Rises in Netherlands, Sweden and UK



    Monster Employment Index Europe:

    -- Opportunities Surge in the Hospitality and Tourism Sector --

    -- Blue-collar Workers See More Opportunities; Demand for
    White-collar

    Occupations Dips --

    -- Online Recruiting in Sweden and the UK Reach New Highs as
    Measured by the Index --

    The Monster Employment Index Europe edged up one point to a level
    of 130 in March, notching a second consecutive month of growth
    following a seasonal dip in January. The Index showed increased online
    recruitment activity in the Netherlands, Sweden and United Kingdom,
    while demand fell sharply in France and dipped slightly in Germany.
    Year-on-year, the Index is up 13 points.

    The hospitality and tourism sector showed the strongest rate of
    growth in online opportunities in March. The construction and
    extraction sector also rose, as demand in Germany grew sharply. In
    contrast, the Index showed fewer online offers in the public, defence
    and community sector last month.

    Overall, most blue-collar occupations saw higher demand, while
    opportunities in white-collar categories dipped slightly. The
    technicians and associate professionals; and professionals categories
    both edged down, while plant and machine operators saw more online
    opportunities, due to stepped-up recruitment activity in Germany.

    Monster Employment Index Europe results for the past 14 months are
    as follows:

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    Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
    07 07 07 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06
    ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
    130 129 122 126 125 126 124 126 125 121 116 116 117 116
    ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
    *T

    Findings for the five countries tracked by the Monster Employment
    Index Europe for the past 14 months are as follows:

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    Country Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep
    07 07 07 06 06 06 06
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    France 139 155 122 140 134 136 128
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    Germany 116 117 117 118 118 119 119
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    Netherlands 185 170 171 180 173 167 163
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    Sweden 163 157 136 145 138 131 123
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    United Kingdom 150 140 121 129 128 127 125
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

    Country Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
    06 06 06 06 06 06 06
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    France 124 146 126 119 123 118 122
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    Germany 121 119 115 115 112 113 109
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    Netherlands 160 154 159 155 148 136 126
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    Sweden 112 116 129 117 119 117 111
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    United Kingdom 128 123 125 108 115 120 128
    -------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
    *T

    Launched in June 2005 with data collected since December 2004, the
    Monster Employment Index Europe is compiled by Monster Worldwide. The
    Index was established to provide European labour market watchers with
    a valuable monthly snapshot of online recruitment activity based on
    the research of millions of employer postings from more than 1,400 Web
    sites. In addition to providing an analysis of overall European online
    job demand, the Index shows changes in online opportunities within
    industry sectors and occupational groups.