June Monster Employment Index Rises 5% Year-over-Year

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW):

May 2012 Index Highlights:

• Monster Employment Index U.S. grows 5 percent in June and rises 4 percent month-over-month
• Transportation and warehousing remains the top growth sector, while retail trade regains momentum
• Information remains flat year-over-year while educational services, utilities, and public administration continue to record negative annual growth
• Among the metro markets tracked by the Index, Orlando records top growth on annual basis. California’s major metro markets gain momentum while Portland eases

The Monster Employment Index U.S. is a monthly gauge of U.S. online job posting activity based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career Web sites and online job listings. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one advertiser or source, but is an aggregate measure of the change in job listings across the industry.

Monster Employment Index U.S. results for the past 18 months are as follows:

Jan 11	Feb 11	Mar 11	Apr 11	May 11	Jun 11	Jul 11	Aug 11	Sep 11	Oct 11	Nov 11	Dec 11	Jan 12	Feb 12	Mar 12	Apr 12	May 12	Jun 12	Y-O-Y GROWTH
122	129	136	145	143	146	144	147	148	151	147	140	133	143	143	146	147	153	5%

Industry Year-over-year Trends: 14 of the 20 industries monitored by the Index showed positive annual growth trends.

• Transportation and Warehousing (up 22 percent) continued to maintain its top growth position among sectors albeit at a moderate pace compared to the 27 percent recorded in May
• Wholesale Trade (up 15 percent) remained within the top growth sectors year-over-year but continued to taper month-over-month, in contrast with seasonal patterns
• Retail Trade (up nine percent) re-entered the top five growth industries in June, somewhat compensating for the muted recruitment activity mid-spring
• Healthcare and Social Assistance (up eight percent) saw a rise in momentum from the four percent recorded in May, driven by increased online job posting activity across all regions, particularly the Midwest
• Information remained flat, in contrast with the sustained positive annual trends recorded for the prior 15 months
• Public administration (down 10 percent) and Utilities (down 8 percent) continued to chart the steepest annual declines in the Index

Top Growth Industries
Year-over-year Growth	Jun 11	Jun 12	% Growth Y-o-y
Transportation and Warehousing	179	219	22%
Wholesale Trade	157	180	15%
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing	201	229	14%
Finance and Insurance	53	58	9%
Retail Trade	160	175	9%

Lowest Growth Industries
Year-over-year Growth	Jun 11	Jun 12	% Growth Y-o-y
Information	92	92	0%
Accommodation and Food Services	102	100	-2%
Educational Services	93	86	-8%
Utilities	151	139	-8%
Public Administration	153	138	-10%

Occupation Year-over-year Trends: Annual online demand for workers rose in 19 of 23 occupational categories in June.

• Transportation and Material Moving (up 23 percent) registered the highest annual growth in June
• Healthcare Practitioners and Technical (up 13 percent) and Healthcare Support (up 5 percent) recorded similar acceleration as the broader Healthcare and social assistance sector with growing demand for occupations like education, IT , building/ grounds cleaning and maintenance.

Top Growth Occupations
Year-over-year Growth	Jun 11	Jun 12	% Growth Y-o-y
Transportation and Material Moving	112	138	23%
Architecture and Engineering	109	128	17%
Legal	118	136	15%
Business and Financial Operations	147	168	14%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	160	181	13%

Lowest Growth Occupations
Year-over-year Growth	Jun 11	Jun 12	% Growth Y-o-y
Military Specific	163	164	1%
Community and Social Services	212	213	0%
Production	134	133	-1%
Management	146	144	-1%
Education, Training, and Library	130	123	-5%

Geographic year-over-year Trends: All 28 metro markets recorded positive annual growth in June.

• Orlando (up 21 percent) replaced Indianapolis as top growth market year-over-year with hiring conditions continuing to remain strong for occupations like computer and mathematical, office and administrative, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance, and transportation and material moving

• All major California markets recorded accelerated growth rates in June with Los Angeles (up 10 percent) exhibiting the most notable rise driven by service and production occupations as well as business and financial operations
• Portland (up six percent) registered further slowdown in annual growth compared to the 16 percent recorded in May while Washington D.C. (up four percent) registered the lowest growth among the markets monitored by the Index.

Top Growth Metro Markets
Year-over-year Growth	Jun 11	Jun 12	% Growth Y-o-y
Orlando	63	76	21%
Detroit	111	133	20%
Indianapolis	101	120	19%
Philadelphia	64	76	19%
Houston	132	154	17%

Lowest Growth Metro Markets
Year-over-year Growth	Jun 11	Jun 12	% Growth Y-o-y
Portland	108	114	6%
Minneapolis	113	119	5%
Miami	80	84	5%
St.Louis	133	139	5%
Washington, D.C.	54	56	4%

International Trends:

• Monster Employment Index Europe demonstrates one percent growth year-over-year in June. While slowed, Germany continues to lead all regions by measure of annual growth) while The Netherlands, France, Belgium and Sweden all report reduced demand in online recruitment activity year-over-year. Environment, architecture, urbanism (up 17 percent) demonstrates the strongest annual growth of all industries for the second consecutive month, while opportunities in Engineering remain steady at six percent
• Monster Employment Index India recorded a three percent increase year-over-year in May. The shipping/ marine industry recorded the highest growth, while BPO/ ITES and the public sector recorded double-digit annual declines. Demand for arts/ creative occupations exhibited highest annual gain

To obtain a full copy of the Monster Employment Index U.S. report for June 2012, and to access current individual data charts for each of the 28 metro markets tracked, please visit http://about-monster.com/employment-index. Data for the month of July will be released on August 3, 2012.

About the Monster Employment Index U.S.
Launched in April 2004 with data collected since October 2003, the Monster Employment Index U.S. is a broad and comprehensive monthly analysis of U.S. online job posting activity conducted by Monster Worldwide, Inc. Based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate career sites and job boards, including Monster, the Monster Employment Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity nationwide. All of the data and findings in the Monster Employment Index have been validated for their accuracy through independent, third party auditing conducted periodically by Research America, Inc. The audit validates the accuracy of the national online job recruitment activity measured within a margin of error of +/- 1.05%.

About Monster Worldwide
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), parent company of Monster, the premier global online employment solution for more than a decade, strives to inspire people to improve their lives. With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized career advice to consumers globally. Through online media sites and services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading products and services, visit www.monster.com. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at http://about-monster.com.

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