Online Recruitment Activity Dips 7% in January, Reports Monster Employment Index Europe

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 the European Union, including Monster individual country sites. Highlights of activity in Europe, the UK, the Netherlands, France and Germany follow. The full reports for all countries covered individually can be accessed from the main Monster Employment Index site.

January 2010 Europe Index Highlights:

• The Monster Employment Index Europe noted a seven point (seven percent) dip in January, mainly attributed to seasonality; year-on-year offerings were down 12 percent
• Hospitality and tourism noted the sharpest monthly decline among industry sectors, followed by education training and library
• Online worker demand held up the best in Germany, whilst the UK reported the most notable improvement in long-term trend

Summary Overview

Online recruitment activity in Europe slipped by a seasonally-mild seven percent between December 2009 and January 2010 compared to a twenty percent decline during the same period last year. More notably, the long-term trend continues to improve; the annual rate of contraction shrunk in each successive month since September 2009.
Opportunities were down 12 percent compared to January 2009. Together, these signs point to subtly improving conditions in 2010. Among industry sectors, marketing, PR and media exhibited notable stability in online demand in January and also increased from an annual perspective.
Among occupational groups, clerical support workers and elementary
occupations saw the mildest declines in online job demand.

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.

January 2010 UK Online Index Summary Overview

The UK Monster Employment Index fell by nine points (eight percent) in January as the online recruitment activity recorded a seasonal slowdown.
Arts, entertainment, sports and leisure led all sectors in monthly growth, with administrative, organisation also reporting a positive uptrend. Hospitality and tourism registered the largest decline, falling 10 points (seven percent).
Wales, Scotland and London saw the best improvement on a year-on-year basis, with the south east seeing the greatest decline

January 2010 Netherlands Index Summary Overview
The Monster Employment Index Netherlands dipped six points (seven percent) in January; year-on-year offerings fell 33 percent. Online job opportunities fell across the majority of sectors in January, fuelled by a sharp decline in research and development; Marketing, media and PR was the only sector to note an uptick. The majority of regions experienced mild seasonal declines in job demand; all regions were down year-on-year.

January 2010 France Index Summary Overview
The Monster Employment Index France dipped nine points (eight percent) in January; year-on-year opportunities were down a very modest one percent. Seasonal recruitment trends affected the majority of sectors, with financial services and hospitality noting the sharpest declines; meanwhile opportunities in education and legal sectors expanded at the onset of 2010.
All regions declined on a monthly perspective however Ile de France and South-West noted annual growth

January 2010 Germany Index Summary Overview
The Monster Employment Index Germany recorded a seasonal slowdown in January as the overall level of online recruitment activity
reduced by five points (five percent) at the start of 2010. Job availability rose in the marketing and hospitality sectors, while long-term growth was reported also in the healthcare, education, and banking spaces.
Sachsen led all regions in monthly growth, while Baden-Württemberg led in annual growth. The Bayern job market maintained the most steady three-month trend

Last update : 22-03-2010 19:16

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