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
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130 129 122 126 125 126 124 126 125 121 116 116 117 116
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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 Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep
07 07 07 06 06 06 06
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France 139 155 122 140 134 136 128
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Germany 116 117 117 118 118 119 119
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Netherlands 185 170 171 180 173 167 163
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Sweden 163 157 136 145 138 131 123
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United Kingdom 150 140 121 129 128 127 125
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Country Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
06 06 06 06 06 06 06
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France 124 146 126 119 123 118 122
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Germany 121 119 115 115 112 113 109
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Netherlands 160 154 159 155 148 136 126
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Sweden 112 116 129 117 119 117 111
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United Kingdom 128 123 125 108 115 120 128
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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.