Monster Worldwide Inc.'s (MWW) U.S. employment index rose 7% in
November from a year earlier, driven by retail trade and
construction.
The Monster Employment Index, launched in April 2004, is a
monthly gauge of U.S. job demand based on millions of employer job
opportunities posted on career websites and online job
listings.
For last month, 14 of 19 industries monitored by the index
showed positive annual growth. Retail trade showed the most
significant improvement, up 16%, followed by real estate and rental
and leasing, up 14% year over year. Construction as well as
transportation and warehousing were both up 13%.
Among the weaker industries, utilities dropped 3%, and arts,
entertainment and recreation fell 2%.
The U.S. Labor Department is scheduled to release its latest
employment report later Friday.
Private-sector hiring slowed in November in part because of
superstorm Sandy, according to a tally of hiring released
Wednesday.
Private-sector jobs in the U.S. increased 118,000 last month,
according to a national employment report calculated by payroll
processor Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) and forecasting firm
Moody's Analytics. The October job gain was revised slightly to
157,000 from the 158,000 reported a month ago.
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