Thumbs Up: Monster Employment Index Shows Demand Continues to Increase

Monster Employment Index U.S. Rises 8% Year-over-Year; Edges up 2% Month-over-Month

August 2011 Index Highlights:

• Monster Employment Index U.S. annual growth rate continues to remain positive at 8%


• Index rises 2% from July, consistent with historical seasonal trends


• All metro markets tracked by the Index exhibit positive annual growth


• Commerce-related sectors, retail and wholesale trade continue to exhibit robust growth


• Public administration and accommodation/ food services register the steepest annual declines

The Monster Employment Index is a monthly gauge of U.S. online job demand based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of corporate career Web sites and job boards, including Monster.com®.

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About the Monster Employment Index
Launched in April 2004 with data collected since October 2003, the Monster Employment Index is a broad and comprehensive monthly analysis of U.S. online job demand conducted by Monster Worldwide, Inc. Based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate career sites and job boards, including Monster, the Monster Employment Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity nationwide. All of the data and findings in the Monster Employment Index have been validated for their accuracy through independent, third party auditing conducted on a monthly basis by Research America, Inc. The audit validates the accuracy of the online job recruitment activity measured within a margin of error of +/- 1.05%.