“We’re excited to be extending the Index and look forward to providing Europe-wide online employment trend information to European market watchers for the first time,” said Alan Townsend, COO Monster UK & Ireland. “As well as producing Index reports for the top five European economies, we are now producing quarterly Index reports for Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Ireland and Italy. All these include occupational, industry and regional analyses and are designed to contribute a clearer understanding of online hiring activity in key markets across the EU,” added Townsend.
In June, the Index revealed an increase in the overall level of online job availability across Europe as it reached a value of 145. Online recruitment activity has increased by 19%. The June rise was due to greater online worker demand in France and the UK. There was also a sharp increase hiring in the hospitality and tourism sector in Greece, Cyprus and Slovenia. Meanwhile, there was a decline in online hiring across the Baltic2 countries.
Sectors showing the greatest increase in online job availability include hospitality and tourism; and production, manufacturing, maintenance and repair. The telecoms sector saw the highest decline in hiring. The Index also found that it was mostly white-collar occupational categories such as legislators, senior officials and managers; and professionals that saw the highest rate of increase.
“The Index has risen steadily over the last five months, bringing the overall level of Index up to a new high. With many regions around Europe continuing to report a strong performance in the hospitality and tourism sector, the summer season seems to be in full swing,” commented Townsend. “Germany in particular, has shown particularly high levels of online job demand over the last few months, with heavy industries like production and manufacturing showing strong growth.”
