INTERNATIONAL Europe: Online jobs rise, Germany’s growth the strongest
4 May 2012
Job board Monster’s European Employment Index demonstrates year-on-year growth of 6% in online job opportunities, with the index hitting 144 for April, but Germany continues to be the only nation exhibiting strong growth.
Fri, 4 May 2012
Job board Monster’s European Employment Index demonstrates year-on-year growth of 6% in online job opportunities, with the index hitting 144 for April, but Germany continues to be the only nation exhibiting strong growth.
While Germany’s Index rose 19% year-on-year to 190, the only other nations showing growth were the UK and Italy, at 1% apiece.Italy saw 1% decline in the index, France saw its figure go down 5%, while much larger declines were seen in Belgium (14%) and the Netherlands (20%).
Agriculture, fishing and forestry was the sole index showing growth of over 10% at 11%, while production, manufacturing, maintenance & repair, and environment, architecture and urbanism saw 8% growth.
Only one industry – public sector, defence & community, saw online job decline of over 3% at 7%.
Alan Townsend, vice president of sales readiness and business operations for Monster Europe, says: "Although online recruitment remains positive at 6% in April's Index, the uncertainty of the broader climate continues to impact online recruitment across the EU, where we see general deceleration of growth in all regions.”
Job board Monster’s European Employment Index demonstrates year-on-year growth of 6% in online job opportunities, with the index hitting 144 for April, but Germany continues to be the only nation exhibiting strong growth.
While Germany’s Index rose 19% year-on-year to 190, the only other nations showing growth were the UK and Italy, at 1% apiece.Italy saw 1% decline in the index, France saw its figure go down 5%, while much larger declines were seen in Belgium (14%) and the Netherlands (20%).
Agriculture, fishing and forestry was the sole index showing growth of over 10% at 11%, while production, manufacturing, maintenance & repair, and environment, architecture and urbanism saw 8% growth.
Only one industry – public sector, defence & community, saw online job decline of over 3% at 7%.
Alan Townsend, vice president of sales readiness and business operations for Monster Europe, says: "Although online recruitment remains positive at 6% in April's Index, the uncertainty of the broader climate continues to impact online recruitment across the EU, where we see general deceleration of growth in all regions.”
