Monster Employment Index Europe:
The Monster Employment Index Europe declined in January,
reflecting a similar seasonal pause in online recruitment activity
seen at the same time last year. The Index dipped four points to a
level of 122 - a smaller margin than the six-point drop in January
2006. Sharply reduced online job availability in France, the
Netherlands, Sweden and the UK helped drive the Index down last month,
while Germany registered a minor dip of just one point. Year-on-year,
the Index is up 10 points, demonstrating solid growth over the past 12
months.
Additional information on the Monster Employment Index Europe is
available online at http://euindex.monsterworldwide.com. Visitors can
subscribe to receive the European Index report, as well as any or all
of the five country-specific Index reports on a monthly basis via
email. Individual Index reports are produced for five European
countries: France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United
Kingdom. These reports also provide a breakdown of trends across
occupations and sectors.
Most key sectors saw strong declines in January, with banking,
finance and insurance showing the sharpest decrease. The only major
sector that registered an increase in demand for workers was public,
defence and community, which edged up mainly as a result of greater
activity in France and Sweden.
Most occupational categories saw declines of varying degrees in
January, with the exception of service shop and market sales workers,
which do not normally see a peak at this time of year.
Monster Employment Index Europe results for the past 14 months are
as follows:
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Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec
07 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 05
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122 126 125 126 124 126 125 121 116 116 117 116 106 112
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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 Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec
07 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 05
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France 122 140 134 136 128 124 146 126 119 123 118 122 107 112
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Germany 117 118 118 119 119 121 119 115 115 112 113 109 106 109
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Netherlands 171 180 173 167 163 160 154 159 155 148 136 126 116 119
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Sweden 136 145 138 131 123 112 116 129 117 119 117 111 116 109
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United
Kingdom 121 129 128 127 125 128 123 125 108 115 120 128 101 118
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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.
