Special Features
Monster Employment Index Middle East Declines 26 Percent On Annual Basis
The Monster Employment Index is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity in Middle-East based on a real-time review of tens of thousands 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 double digit drop in the Monster Employment index is reflective of the cautious approach adopted by Middle East employers owing to the business scenario globally. All major industry sectors across Middle East have shown a decline in the hiring activity,” said Sanjay Modi, Managing Director, Monster.com (India/ Middle- East/ South East Asia).
Industry Year-over-Year Trends: Online opportunities exceeded April’12 levels in two of the 12 industry sectors monitored by the index.
•Education (up 12 percent) led all sectors followed by Hospitality (up 4 percent)
Chemicals/ Plastic/ Rubber, Paints, Fertilizer/ Pesticides (down 32 percent) registered the steepest annual decline
Occupation Year-over-Year Trends: One of 11 occupation groups registered improved online demand over the year
•Hospitality and Travel (up 10 percent) led all occupational groups in year-over-year growth
•Customer service (down 38 percent) professionals registered the weakest long-term trend
Geographic Year-over-year Trends: Online opportunities exceeded April’12 level in four of the seven countries monitored by the Index.
•Egypt (up 6 percent) followed by Bahrain (up 5 percent) led all countries in year-over-year growth
•Kuwait (down 23 percent) registered the steepest decline over the past 12 months
COUNTRY-WISE TRENDS
KSA Highlights
•Online recruitment activity in KSA declines 14 percent from April’12 level
•Consumer Goods/ FMCG, Food & Packaged Food (up 17 percent) registers positive annual growth.
•Among occupation groups, Purchase / Logistics / Supply Chain (up 3 percent) registered highest annual growth
UAE Highlights
•UAE registers annual 23percent annual decline
•Engineering, Construction and Real Estate (up 0 percent) is the only sector to have recorded non negative growth
•Hospitality and Travel and Health Care (up 1 percent each) lead in annual growth amongst the occupation groups
