Monster Employment Index U.S. Continues Positive Growth Trend - Up 11% Year-over-year

October 2011 Index Highlights:

• Monster Employment Index U.S. shows positive annual growth trend at 11% in October, demonstrating improved overall online job availability compared to October 2010
• Index edges up in October from September, driven in part, by recruitment for temporary positions in the pre-holiday season
• All metro markets tracked by the Index exhibit positive annual growth
• Retail trade and manufacturing record accelerating growth trends, in line with seasonal expectations
• Public administration registers the steepest annual decline, dropping 30% year-over-year, its lowest level in the Index

The Monster Employment Index U.S. is a monthly gauge of U.S. online job demand 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.

"The Index recorded positive momentum coming into the pre-holiday season. Employers are proceeding with hiring as planned, indicated by solid seasonal demand for temporary workers in short-term positions within the retail and manufacturing sectors,” said Jesse Harriott, senior vice president and chief knowledge officer at Monster Worldwide. "Overall, this demonstrates an encouraging sign for the U.S. labor market during the holiday season; however substantial job-creation has yet to occur for the economy to see pre-recessionary levels of recruitment.”

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

Industry Year-over-year Trends: 15 of the 20 industries monitored by the Index showed positive annual growth trends.

• Information (up 27 percent) remained amidst the top growth sectors with continued demand for professionals in software, digital media, and telecommunications
• Retail Trade (up 26 percent) exhibited notable expansion in online recruitment levels suggesting that some employers are fully proceeding with their seasonal hiring efforts

• Manufacturing (up 18 percent) registered an accelerated growth pace in October

• Public Administration (down 30 percent) continued to record the steepest decline in October, dropping to a new low in the Index

Top Growth Industries

Lowest Growth Industries

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

• Personal care and service (up 71 percent) recorded the highest growth in October
• Computer and Mathematical (up 24 percent) recorded strong growth in October as reflected by growth in the broader Information sector
• Protective Service (down 27 percent) continued to record the weakest long-term trend among occupations

Top Growth Occupations

Lowest Growth Occupations

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

• Orlando (up 33 percent) replaced Cleveland as top growth market with emerging demand for legal, office and administrative, as well as production occupations
• Washington DC (up 25 percent) recorded a notable expansion in opportunities for architecture and engineering, computer and mathematical, and life, physical, and social sciences
• New York City (up 5 percent) continued to exhibit the slowest growth among major metros

Top Growth Metro Markets

Lowest Growth Metro Markets

International Trends:

• Monster Employment Index Europe registered a 14 percent annual growth rate in October. The engineering sector continued to lead the index with the largest year-over-year growth while opportunities in industrial production and related sectors continued to be among top growth sectors. Germany continued to lead all countries in annual growth
• Monster Employment Index India recorded a 12 percent increase year-over-year in September. Media and entertainment continued to lead all industrial sectors, while banking and finance recorded a strong 33 percent annual increase

To obtain a full copy of the Monster Employment Index U.S. report for October 2011, 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 November 2011 will be released on December 2, 2011.

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 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 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 bring people together to advance 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. Monster Worldwide is a member of the S&P 500 Index. 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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