April 2008 Index Highlights:
The Index dipped five points to a level of 165 in April as online job
availability across the European Union fell back slightly following
two months of growth.
Year-on-year, the Index was up 32 points or 24 percent, indicating
sustained underlying growth in European hiring activity.
Opportunities fell the most in the Environment, architecture
urbanism; Marketing, PR and media; and Production, manufacturing
maintenance & repair sectors this month.
Hospitality and tourism sector, by contrast, saw a large increase
fuelled by intense pre-summer recruitment.
Among occupational groups, Plant and machine operators and assemblers
registered the largest decrease amid lower demand for Production and
construction workers.
France was the only monitored country to see a small rise in demand.
Year-on-year, the UK saw the highest growth while only Belgium
registered a downturn in online vacancies.
Summary Overview
The Monster Employment Index Europe dipped by five point points in
April, as online job opportunities decreased across the European Union
primarily due to a decline in the manufacturing sector. The Monster
Employment Index Europe is a monthly analysis of millions of online job
opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate
career sites and job boards across Europe, including Monster.
During April, a majority of industry and occupational categories tracked
showed a decrease in online job demand, with 21 out of 24 industry
sectors and 6 out of 9 occupational groups registering a fall. The
Monster Employment Index Europe results for the past 13 months are as
follows:
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Apr
08
Mar
08
Feb
08
Jan 08
Dec
07
Nov
07
Oct 07
Sep 07
Aug
07
Jul 07
Jun 07
May 07
Apr 07
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165
170
165
139
155
155
149
147
143
148
145
143
133
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Monthly Index reports for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Europe are available at:
http://corporate.monster.com/Press_Room/MEI_EU.asp
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