The Monster Employment Index for India rose 9% year-over-year in June. Oil/gas/petroleum and media/entertainment sectors saw 32% annual growth each, leading all industries. Production and manufacturing saw a 16% decline. Demand for senior management rose 22% while customer service opportunities fell 6%. Coimbatore recorded the highest annual growth among metro markets.

1. Monster Employment Index India Rises 9% Year-over-Year Monster Employment Index June’11

2. June 2011 Index Highlights Annual growth rate 9 percent in June Oil/gas/petroleum and media/entertainment, up 32 percent each, lead all industry sectors in annual growth. Production and manufacturing records steepest decline of 16% Demand for senior management professionals, up 22 percent, records notable expansion, while opportunities in customer service decline by 6 percent Coimbatore records the highest annual growth amidst the metro markets For industry tips and job postings Click Here

3. Industry Year-over-year Trends: 19 of the 27 industry sectors registered positive annual growth Oil/ Gas/ Petroleum, Power (up 32 percent) continued to lead all sectors in annual growth IT - Hardware, Software (up 27 percent) recorded an upswing in demand rising six points from 21 percent in May to 27 percent in June Consumer Goods/ FMCG, Food & Packaged Food (up 5 percent) saw the first positive annual gain since December 2010 Banking/Financial Services/Insurance (down 7 percent) registered the third consecutive annual decline For industry tips and job postings Click Here

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8. Monster Employment Index is a broad & comprehensive monthly analysis of online job demand in India Based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of online career outlets, including Monster India, the Monster Employment Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity nationwide.

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