March 2010 Index Highlights
- The Monster Employment Index reports annual rise of six percent in
March
- New growth in real estate, rental and leasing; and construction industries;
public administration and information decline
- Continued gains in healthcare practitioner occupations, while community
and social service; protective service and business edge down
- Online job demand rises in all of the 28 major metro markets, with
Orlando showing strongest monthly gain
Summary Overview
The Monster Employment Index (MEI) had a monthly rise of one point in March, as
employers continued to expand hiring efforts at the end of the first quarter. The annual
growth rate in the MEI accelerated in March, with the current online demand level six
percent above where it was a year ago.
“We’re encouraged by the positive uptick in the Index in the past two months,” said Jesse Harriott, senior vice president and chief knowledge officer at Monster Worldwide.““The Index results may be a signal that companies intend to start hiring again. While
the labor market continues to be challenging for those looking for work, we are
encouraged to see early signs of what may be a return to consistent job growth.”
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MEI Local Reports
In addition to national, industry, occupation and regional data, the Monster Employment Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity in the 28 largest U.S. metro markets in terms of working population. The local results are broken down by occupation and are published at the same time as the national Index. Use the links below to see specific local market findings from the Index:
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 online career outlets, including Monster®, the Monster Employment Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity nationwide. 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 online job recruitment activity is within a margin of error of +/- 1.05%. Data for the month of April will be released on May 6, 2010.
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