September 2009 Index Highlights:
- The Monster Employment Index Netherlands dipped four points in September, the second consecutive month of decline.
- Online worker demand eased across all industry sectors, with the exception of HR, where opportunities remained stable.
- Hiring retracted the most in Zeeland following an uptick in August; Groningen and Flevoland bucked the overall declining trend.
Summary Overview
The decreasing trend in online job offerings in the Netherlands was extended in September, with the economic downturn continuing to affect Dutch online recruitment. Key sectors for the Dutch economy such as logistics and manufacturing reported fewer opportunities reflecting the contributed sluggish global trading environment. However, public driven sectors such as healthcare and social work are elevated compared to year-earlier figures.
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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