September 2011 Index Highlights
- Monster Employment Index U.S. annual growth rate continues to remain positive at 7%
- Index rises slightly in September from August, in line with seasonal trends
- All metro markets tracked by the Index exhibit positive annual growth
- Commerce-related retail and wholesale trade sectors continue to exhibit robust growth
- Public administration registers steepest annual decline, dropping 29% year-over-year, its
lowest level in the Index
“The Index maintained its positive annual growth, driven by continued pace of recruitment activity across
a wide range of sectors. Particularly strong were retail, which typically sees some pick-up in September,
and IT, which saw an acceleration in demand for software and telecommunications specialists,”
said Jesse Harriott, senior vice president and chief knowledge officer at Monster Worldwide.
“Meanwhile,
public administration continues to weigh down the overall Index with its steepest year-over-year decline.
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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