Germany and Eastern Europe Drive Sustained Recruitment Growth, Reports Monster Employment Index Europe

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW):

August 2011 Index Highlights:

• The Monster Employment Index Europe exhibits 21 percent annual growth in August, maintaining last month’s trend
• Industrial production continues to lead in the Index in August
• All industries continue to exhibit positive annual growth except public sector, defence, community
• Craft and related workers continued its lead with the strongest growth of all occupations for the fifth consecutive month
• Germany continues to drive the highest growth across the EU, while the Netherlands notes a slight easing

The Monster Employment Index Europe is a monthly gauge of online job demand based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career web sites and online job listings across Europe. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one advertiser or source, but is an aggregate measure of the change in job listings across the industry.

“Strong double-digit growth trends in Germany, France and Sweden have driven the notable 21 percent increase in year-over-year growth for Europe,” commented Alan Townsend, Vice President of Sales Readiness and Business Operations for Monster Europe. “Employers, particularly in the public sector and banking/ finance, continue to remain cautious but in general are still hiring for critical positions across all occupational groups.”

Monster Employment Index Europe results for the past 18 months are as follows:

Mar 10	Apr 10	May 10	Jun 10	Jul 10	Aug 10	Sep 10	Oct 10	Nov 10	Dec 10	Jan 11	Feb 11	Mar 11	Apr 11	May 11	Jun 11	Jul 11	Aug 11	Y-O-Y
104	108	112	114	115	115	117	122	122	122	116	125	131	136	135	140	139	139	21%

Industry Year-over-year Trends: 23 of the 24 industry sectors monitored by the Index in August exhibited positive annual growth trends.

• Production, manufacturing maintenance and repair (up 42 percent) was this month’s star performer by measure of annual growth where ongoing escalation has been strongest for Germany, as well as throughout Eastern Europe
• Transport post and logistics (up 40 percent) slipped back to second position by measure of annual growth in August, however the current rate still reflects a high level of demand across this sector
• Engineering (up 40 percent) and Telecommunication (up 40 percent) also reported continued strong annual growth and ranked top for the professional services segment in August
• Public sector, defence, community (down five percent) was the only industry to report decline in activity in August in a continued response to cutbacks in this sector

Top Growth Industries				Lowest Growth Industries
Industry	Aug 10	Aug 11	%	Industry	Aug 10	Aug 11	%
Production, manufacturing, maintenance, repair	190	269	42%	Accounting, audit, taxes	92	98	7%
Transport, post and logistics	138	193	40%	Arts, entertainment, sports, leisure	107	113	6%
Engineering	119	167	40%	Legal	112	117	4%
Telecommunication	78	109	40%	Banking, finance, insurance	87	88	1%
Hospitality and tourism	191	247	29%	Public sector, defence, community	85	81	-5%

Occupation Year-over-year Trends: All nine occupational groups monitored by the Index in August continued to exhibit positive annual growth.

• Craft and related trades workers (up 48 percent) maintained a steady lead and matched its rate of annual growth in July, followed by Plant and machine operators and assemblers (up 24 percent), suggesting relative stability in underlying demand drivers, mirroring the overarching trends seen in the manufacturing and related sectors
• Managers (up 14 percent) continued to register increased annual growth in August with an increase of two percent on last month’s rate, while Professionals (up 14 percent) grew at a slower than average pace
• Elementary occupations (up 23 percent) edged up among occupational groups, claiming third place among groups by measure of annual growth

Top Growth Occupations				Lowest Growth Occupations
Occupation	Aug 10	Aug 11	%	Occupation	Aug 10	Aug 11	%
Craft and related trades workers	163	242	48%	Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	174	205	18%
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	100	124	24%	Technicians and associate professionals	110	125	14%
Elementary occupations	164	202	23%	Managers	101	115	14%

The full monthly Monster Employment Index reports for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom will be made available on Tuesday, 13^th September at 06:00 CET at: http://aboutmonster.com/employment/index/17.

Data for the month of September 2011 will be released on October 7, 2011.

By Region

Region	Aug 10	Sep 10	Oct 10	Nov 10	Dec 10	Jan 11	Feb 11	Mar 11	Apr 11	May 11	Jun 11	Jul 11	Aug 11	Y-O-Y GROWTH
Belgium	105	106	108	110	110	101	113	120	125	119	118	113	109	4%
France	116	116	135	133	134	124	136	138	146	144	150	148	139	20%
Germany	124	128	131	135	134	133	139	151	159	158	164	166	172	39%
Italy	132	127	134	148	152	135	134	145	147	145	142	148	140	6%
Netherlands	91	86	90	92	92	89	90	95	97	98	97	96	92	1%
Sweden	123	134	140	150	152	143	163	161	167	170	161	149	146	19%
United Kingdom	130	131	138	130	133	128	139	137	138	136	141	140	138	6%

By Industry

Industry	Aug 10	Sep 10	Oct 10	Nov 10	Dec 10	Jan 11	Feb 11	Mar 11	Apr 11	May 11	Jun 11	Jul 11	Aug 11	Y-O-Y GROWTH
Accounting, audit, taxes	92	91	94	92	92	91	93	99	102	101	102	101	98	7%
Administrative, organisation	94	94	98	98	97	95	102	107	107	108	112	109	112	19%
Agriculture, fishing and forestry	114	104	116	112	101	90	109	125	131	130	140	134	133	17%
Arts, entertainment, sports, leisure	107	104	107	104	108	105	106	111	112	113	119	116	113	6%
Automotive	117	106	107	113	109	101	113	117	122	125	135	126	132	13%
Banking, finance, insurance	87	85	87	85	84	80	83	88	91	88	86	89	88	1%
Construction and extraction	125	126	126	126	122	113	122	129	134	135	141	140	144	15%
Education, training and library	180	183	199	207	215	192	211	200	215	218	233	218	208	16%
Engineering	119	122	128	130	134	130	143	152	163	157	161	164	167	40%
Environment, architecture and urbanism	87	97	95	99	98	91	93	95	102	96	103	102	102	17%
Healthcare, social work	551	594	600	572	576	575	612	635	628	623	640	633	624	13%
Hospitality and tourism	191	215	217	221	212	195	217	243	257	257	256	244	247	29%
HR	85	85	87	86	88	85	90	93	95	95	96	95	95	12%
IT	88	89	92	94	94	93	97	100	101	100	104	103	101	15%
Legal	112	117	117	118	118	111	121	121	121	118	119	117	117	4%
Management and consulting	105	107	109	111	109	109	109	113	115	111	115	114	114	9%
Marketing, PR and media	127	128	133	131	136	131	136	144	149	143	149	147	148	17%
Production, manufacturing, maintenance, repair	190	200	208	212	209	200	218	238	251	248	259	264	269	42%
Public sector, defence, community	85	85	89	88	87	81	84	87	84	82	83	81	81	-5%
Real estate	102	94	102	100	103	104	111	122	130	126	123	121	120	18%
Research and development	105	105	109	111	111	107	115	118	122	121	123	121	120	14%
Sales	100	102	105	103	103	97	106	107	108	107	112	110	109	9%
Telecommunications	78	82	89	88	88	86	97	99	112	113	102	105	109	40%
Transport, post and logistics	138	143	150	150	151	144	150	162	176	182	190	195	193	40%

By Occupation

Occupation	Aug 10	Sep 10	Oct 10	Nov 10	Dec 10	Jan 11	Feb 11	Mar 11	Apr 11	May 11	Jun 11	Jul 11	Aug 11	Y-O-Y GROWTH
Managers	101	102	105	103	114	112	113	115	117	113	118	118	115	14%
Professionals	114	116	121	121	122	117	126	131	136	133	137	137	136	19%
Technicians and associate professionals	110	111	116	112	113	108	116	122	123	126	127	124	125	14%
Clerical support workers	121	125	130	128	127	123	133	138	142	143	146	144	147	21%
Service and sales workers	242	257	258	265	260	234	265	286	301	298	311	300	297	23%
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	174	159	179	172	153	136	164	189	200	196	220	208	205	18%
Craft and related workers	163	174	181	183	180	172	190	206	220	221	230	236	242	48%
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	100	101	105	110	108	100	110	119	124	122	129	125	124	24%
Elementary occupations	164	165	165	169	166	153	162	178	187	180	194	195	202	23%

About The Monster Employment Index Europe

The Monster Employment Index Europe provides monthly insight into online recruitment trends across the European Union. Launched in June 2005 with data from December 2004, the Index is based on a 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’s underlying data is validated for accuracy by Research America, Inc. – an independent, third-party auditing firm – to ensure that measured national online job recruitment activity is within a margin of error of +/- 1.05%.

The Index monitors online job opportunities across all European Union member countries.

The monthly reports for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Europe are available at: http://about-monster.com/employment/index/17.

About Monster Worldwide

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), parent company of Monster, the premier global online employment solution for more than a decade, strives to inspire people to improve their lives. With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalised career advice to consumers globally. Through online media sites and services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. Monster Worldwide is a member of the S&P 500 index. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading products and services, visit www.monster.com. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at http://about-monster.com.

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