Monster Says Local Online Recruitment Up

New York, September 20, 2007--Online job availability rose in 21 of the top 28 U.S. metro markets in August, reflecting a modest rise in online recruitment activity across a majority of major U.S. markets at the onset of the fall hiring season, according to the Monster Local Employment Index.

The Index is based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from more than 1,500 different website, including Monster).

"A majority of large U.S. cities saw online recruitment activity pick up during the month of August, which typically marks the end of the seasonal summer slowdown and the beginning of the fall hiring period," said Steve Pogorzelski, executive vice president, at Monster Worldwide.

"Not surprisingly, most of the markets tracked saw stepped up online recruitment in education-related occupations as academic institutions prepared for the fall semester, and continued strong demand for healthcare workers, particularly in those with heavy senior citizen demographics."

In all, 24 of the 28 Index markets are showing increased online job availability on a year-over year-basis.