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Online Job Demand Climbs in May
NEW YORK -- Demand for workers and related online job recruitment activity across the United States increased in May, according to the Monster Employment Index, marking a continued upward trend for the first five months of 2004.Most industries experienced moderate growth in job availability, with the largest increases occurring within the agriculture and forestry, accommodation and food services, finance and insurance, transportation and warehousing, and manufacturing industries. The health care industry remains the largest industry in terms of job availability and showed a slight increase over the month of April, according to the index. Overall, the index rose from 125 in April to 128 in May. During May, occupational categories with the largest increase in job availability included installation/maintenance, education/training, general management, architecture/engineering, and production. The greatest job availability online in May continued to be in sales, business and financial operations, management, and administrative support positions. An increase also was reported in seasonal blue-collar/hourly job categories, specifically within building/grounds maintenance, transportation/material moving, construction, and installation/maintenance and repair positions.Regional demand for workers increased across nearly every region of the United States, except the West South Central region. The Pacific region posted the greatest rise from April to May, driven largely by the state of Washington. Alaska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Tennessee showed significant increases in demand over the past month, while Louisiana, Hawaii and New Mexico saw significant decreases in demand between April and May. As in April, California continued to lead the nation with the largest number of job opportunities online in May."The Index continues to show a steady upward trend since the beginning of the year," said Jeff Taylor, founder and chief executive officer of Monster. "At the same time, the rise in hiring activity was not as sharp as last month. There were noteworthy increases in online demand for workers across a range of industries, including finance and insurance and educational services, as well as agriculture, transportation and manufacturing."The Monster Employment Index shows an increase in online demand across most U.S. industries for employees in a broad range of job positions. Industries with the greatest increase in job availability last month included agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; accommodation and food services; finance and insurance; transportation and warehousing; and manufacturing.Online job availability increased moderately across most occupational categories during May, with the largest increase in demand for workers seen in installation and maintenance, education and training, general management, architecture and engineering, and production.May data also revealed a modest upward trend in nearly all U.S. Census regions for job opportunities posted online, except the West South Central region. The greatest increase in online job availability occurred within the Pacific region.Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide Inc. is the parent company of Monster, a global online employment company.Visit Monster Worldwide Inc.: www.monsterworldwide.com"