Monster Employment Index Europe: European Online Recruitment Increases 26 Percent Year-over-Year

12th April, 2011 — Realwire — The Monster Employment Index Europe records 26 percent year-over-year growth, the most rapid pace seen during the current economic cycle

March 2011 Index Highlights:

The Monster Employment Index Europe records 26 percent year-over-year growth, the most rapid pace seen during the current economic cycle

Industrial production related sectors lead the Index in annual growth in March with a 64 percent rise in production, manufacturing, maintenance and repair

Financial services sector notes positive recruitment trends in March, growing five percent on an annual basis

Arts, entertainment, sports, leisure continues to decline and remains the only sector to chart a substantial year-over-year decline

Germany continues to lead all countries in annual growth, at 45 percent

SimplyHired.com March 2011 Job Trends Report

Today, SimplyHired.com released its March job trends report highlighting national and local market outlooks, and industry and employer trends.

After months of steady increases, nationwide hiring returned to pre-recession levels in March. Job openings increased 4.1% from February 2011 and 39.1% from March 2010, resulting in over five million job listings posted throughout the month.

CEB’s “Benefits Manager” Survey

The Corporate Executive Board regularly surveys heads of Benefits at some of the largest companies in the U.S. in order to obtain their views on key challenges and topics they follow. CEB this month conducted their latest “Benefits Manager” poll and the results are finally in.

Of note, in Q4 of 2010, many organizations seemed to become more conservative regarding dropping their health care benefits, although this trend has reversed itself in Q1 2011. According to CEB, this change might reflect the fluctuation of repeal activity and how firms came to perceived it; and/or firms coming to realize the impact the reform law would have on their businesses.

Simply Hired Releases February Job Trends Report

Today, Simply Hired released its February job trends report highlighting national and local market outlooks, and industry and employer trends.

Some of this month’s findings include:

• A 3.8% increase in nationwide hiring compared to January data
• A -2% dip in tech industry openings
• A double digit spike in military related job listings.

Simply Hired Releases January 2011 Job Trends Report

Simply Hired has released its January job trends report, which highlights national and local market outlooks, and industry and employer trends.

After last month’s year-end lull, hiring picked up slightly in the first month of 2011. Nationwide job openings increased 1.7% from December 2010, and showed a steady year-over-year improvement of 65.1% from January 2010. Although December saw a significant decrease in the number of job openings, this trend is typical for the end of the year. With the positive growth in January, it’s apparent that the job market is recovering steadily.

Simply Hired Releases December Job Trends Report

Job openings across the U.S. decreased 4.4 percent from November, a typical slow-down in the last weeks of the year as employers will resume hiring after the holidays. Despite the month-over-month decline, the market remained improved from last year, up 69.4 percent.

Simply Hired Releases November Job Trends Report

National job growth remained steady from October to November, with nationwide job openings up 5.1 percent. The unemployment ratio remained relatively stable at 2:1 (two unemployed persons for every job opening).

Simply Hired 2010 October Job Report

Simply Hired released its October job trends report early November – highlighting national and local market outlooks, and industry and employer trends. For more details on the current employment climate, view the full October job trends report courtesy of Simply Hired by following the link in this posting.