November 2011 Index Highlights
- Monster Employment Index U.S. shows annual growth of 10 percent in November
- Index edges down two percent on monthly basis, in-line with seasonal patterns observed for
the month of November
- Transportation and warehousing continues to be a top growth market; while retail slows
following its notable increase in October
- Public administration registers the steepest annual decline, dropping 21 percent year-overyear
- All metro markets tracked by the Index exhibit positive annual growth. Cincinnati and
Indianapolis record highest growth, while Boston, New York and Los Angeles exhibit lowest
annual growth
“The Index continues to remain positive and in-line with typical mid-autumn recruitment trends recorded in
recent years,”
said Jesse Harriott, senior vice president and chief knowledge officer at Monster Worldwide.
“While recruitment activity continues across a broad range of sectors, the current outlook on
hiring as we approach 2012 remains cautious with continued business and economic uncertainty.”
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%.
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