September 2009 Index Highlights:
- The Monster Employment Index Italy dipped 11 points or nine percent in September leaving Italian job offerings at their lowest level since September 2006, a three year low.
- Healthcare and education saw long term growth compared to HR which continued its decreasing trend.
- Lazio showed the largest decline of all Italian regions.
Summary Overview
The decline in Italian online job availability in September partly reflects a seasonal slowdown in recruitment activity typically seen at this time of year. Despite the European Commission’s latest forecast that the Italian economy will grow in the third quarter, businesses still appear reluctant to hire. Year-on-year offerings were down 26 percent, a lower rate of decline compared to Europe as a whole.
About The Monster Employment Index Europe
The Monster Employment Index Europe provides monthly insight into online recruitment trends across the European Union. Launched in June 2005 with data from December 2004, the Index is based on a 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’s underlying data is validated for accuracy by Research America, Inc. – an independent, third-party auditing firm – to ensure that measured online job recruitment activity is within a margin of error of +/- 1.05%.
The Index monitors online job opportunities across all European Union member countries.
The monthly reports for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Europe are available at: http://about-monster.com/employment/index/17.
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