F1

1

July 2011

• •

•

•

•

The Monstime revieof career any one aindustry. “Annual gacross theramp up Operationprivate selike marke

Monster E

Feb 10

Mar 10

Ap10

01 104 10

Y N

1 Index High

The MonstIndustrial pthe strongeTelecommof annual gPublic seceasing on Growth takcontinuing

ster Employmew of millionr web sites anadvertiser or

growth in Indue Continent, their efforts,”

ns for Monsteector opportuneting, an enco

Employment I

pr 0

May 10

Jun10

08 112 114

8090

100110120130140150160

EuropeanYear, Rep

New York, Au

lights:

ter Employmeproduction anest growth of

munication remgrowth in the tor and the arits rate of dec

kes place acro to lead with 3

ment Index Ens of employnd online jobr source, but

ustrial producleading for th” commenteder Europe. “Wnities are incrouraging sign

ndex Europe

n 0

Jul 10

Aug10

4 115 115

Jan‐10

Feb‐10

Mar‐10

Apr‐10

M

n Online ports Mo

ugust 5, 2011

ent Index Eurnd related sec

all industriesmains a strong

Index rts remain in cline oss all EU co36 percent

Europe is a myer job opporb listings acrt is an aggreg

ction remain he last six mod Alan TownsWhile governm

easingly dive.”

results for th

Sep 10

Oct 10

117 122

Apr

10

May‐10

Jun‐10

Jul‐1

0

onster Empl

Recruitmnster Em

1

rope demonstctors complete g performer in

annual declin

ountries monit

monthly gaugrtunities cullross Europegate measur

a key contribonths in the Insend, Vice Pment cuts conersified, with s

e past 18 mo

Nov 10

Dec 10

122 122

Aug

‐10

Sep‐10

Oct‐10

Nov

10

loyment Ind

YoY

ment Growmploymen

trates 21 perce a sixth cons

n July, moving

ne although th

tored by the In

ge of online ed from a lar. The Index dre of the cha

butor to overandex as secto

President of Sntinue to impastrengthening

onths are as fo

Jan 11

Feb 11

116 125

Nov‐10

Dec‐10

Jan‐11

Feb‐11

dex Europe

ws 21% Ynt Index E

cent annual gsecutive mont

g to fourth po

he arts experi

ndex in July,

job demand rge represendoes not reflnge in job lis

all growth in or employers Sales Readinact the arts agrowth trend

ollows:

Mar 11

Apr 11

M1

131 136 1

Mar‐11

Apr‐11

May‐11

J11

Year-overEurope

rowth in Julyth at the top w

osition by mea

ences a sligh

with German

based on a ntative selectect the trendstings across

online recruihave continuess and Bus

and public seds in creative

May 11

Jun 11

J1

135 140 1

Jun‐11

1

r-

with

asure

ht

y

real-tion d of s the

tment ued to siness ectors, areas

Jul 11 Y-O-Y

139 21%

2

Industry Year-over-year Trends: 22 of the 24 industry sectors monitored by the Index in July exhibited positive annual growth trends. • Transport, post and logistics (up 43 percent) was the top growth sector in July and remained the

star performer in the Index, closely followed by Production, manufacturing, maintenance and repair (up 41 percent)

• Engineering (up 40 percent) and Telecommunication (up 35 percent) remained the top performers of the professional services sector with Telecommunication registering a notable improvement on last month’s 29 percent

• Banking, Finance, Insurance (up two percent) swung back into a state of positive annual growth,

albeit at a modest rate. Legal (up three percent) also registered a positive annual growth rate, reflecting moderate improvement across primarily white-collar job functions in finance and professional services

• Public sector, defence, community (down six percent) registered the steepest annual decline in

July’s Index, continuing to exhibit the impact of ongoing government cuts to this sector

• Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Leisure (down four percent) was the only private-sector industry to exhibit ongoing decline, although the rate of decline has eased slightly from last month

Top Growth Industries Lowest Growth Industries Industry Jul

10 Jul 11 % Industry Jul 10 Jul 11 %

Transport, post and logistics 136 195 43% Automotive 118 126 7%

Production, manufacturing, maintenance, repair 187 264 41% Legal 114 117 3%

Engineering 117 164 40% Banking, finance, insurance 87 89 2%

Telecommunication 78 105 35% Arts, entertainment, sports, leisure 121 116 -4%

Real estate 96 121 26% Public sector, defence, community 86 81 -6%

Occupation Year-over-year Trends: All nine occupational groups monitored by the Index in July continued to exhibit positive annual growth.

• Craft and related trades workers (up 48 percent) maintained its lead in annual growth for the

third consecutive month, with a growth rate closer to the Index-wide average in July than in prior months, suggesting other occupations are contributing more to the overall upward direction of the Index

• Managers (up 12 percent) gained some growth momentum in July, while Professionals (up 20

percent) continued to grow at a near-average pace

• Service and sales workers (up 22 percent) edged up among occupational groups, claiming third place among groups by measure of annual growth

3

Top Growth Occupations Lowest Growth Occupations Occupation Jul

10 Jul 11 % Occupation Jul 10 Jul 11 %

Craft and related trades workers 160 236 48% Clerical support workers 122 144 18%

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 99 125 26% Technicians and associate

professionals 111 124 12%

Service and sales workers 245 300 22% Managers 105 118 12%

The full monthly Monster Employment Index reports for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom will be made available on Tuesday, 9th August at 06:00 CET at: http://aboutmonster.com/employment/index/17. Data for the month of August 2011 will be released on September 2, 2011.

By Region

Region Jul

10 Aug 10

Sep 10

Oct 10

Nov 10

Dec 10

Jan 11

Feb 11

Mar 11

Apr 11

June11

Jun 11

Jul 11

Y-O-Y GROWTH

Belgium 108 105 106 108 110 110 101 113 120 125 119 118 113 5%

France 127 116 116 135 133 134 124 136 138 146 144 150 148 17%

Germany 122 124 128 131 135 134 133 139 151 159 158 164 166 36%

Italy 135 132 127 134 148 152 135 134 145 147 145 142 148 10%

Netherlands 95 91 86 90 92 92 89 90 95 97 98 97 96 1%

Sweden 132 123 134 140 150 152 143 163 161 167 170 161 149 13%

United Kingdom 129 130 131 138 130 133 128 139 137 138 136 141 140 9%

4

By Industry

Industry Jul 10

Aug 10

Sep 10

Oct 10

Nov 10

Dec 10

Jan 11

Feb 11

Mar 11

Apr 11

June 11

Jun 11

Jul 11

Y-O-Y GROWTH

Accounting, audit, taxes 90 92 91 94 92 92 91 93 99 102 101 102 101 12% Administrative, organisation 96 94 94 98 98 97 95 102 107 107 108 112 109 14% Agriculture, fishing and forestry 116 114 104 116 112 101 90 109 125 131 130 140 134 16% Arts, entertainment, sports, leisure 121 107 104 107 104 108 105 106 111 112 113 119 116 -4% Automotive 118 117 106 107 113 109 101 113 117 122 125 135 126 7% Banking, finance, insurance 87 87 85 87 85 84 80 83 88 91 88 86 89 2% Construction and extraction 124 125 126 126 126 122 113 122 129 134 135 141 140 13% Education, training and library 192 180 183 199 207 215 192 211 200 215 218 233 218 14% Engineering 117 119 122 128 130 134 130 143 152 163 157 161 164 40% Environment, architecture and urbanism 88 87 97 95 99 98 91 93 95 102 96 103 102 16% Healthcare, social work 566 551 594 600 572 576 575 612 635 628 623 640 633 12% Hospitality and tourism 200 191 215 217 221 212 195 217 243 257 257 256 244 22% HR 86 85 85 87 86 88 85 90 93 95 95 96 95 10% IT 88 88 89 92 94 94 93 97 100 101 100 104 103 17% Legal 114 112 117 117 118 118 111 121 121 121 118 119 117 3% Management and consulting 105 105 107 109 111 109 109 109 113 115 111 115 114 9% Marketing, PR and media 127 127 128 133 131 136 131 136 144 149 143 149 147 16% Production, manufacturing, maintenance, repair 187 190 200 208 212 209 200 218 238 251 248 259 264 41% Public sector, defence, community 86 85 85 89 88 87 81 84 87 84 82 83 81 -6% Real estate 96 102 94 102 100 103 104 111 122 130 126 123 121 26% Research and development 108 105 105 109 111 111 107 115 118 122 121 123 121 12% Sales 100 100 102 105 103 103 97 106 107 108 107 112 110 10% Telecommunications 78 78 82 89 88 88 86 97 99 112 113 102 105 35% Transport, post and logistics 136 138 143 150 150 151 144 150 162 176 182 190 195 43%

By Occupation

Occupation Jul 10

Aug 10

Sep 10

Oct 10

Nov 10

Dec 10

Jan 11

Feb 11

Mar 11

Apr 11

June 11

Jun 11

Jul 11

Y-O-Y GROWTH

Managers 105 101 102 105 103 114 112 113 115 117 113 118 118 12%

Professionals 114 114 116 121 121 122 117 126 131 136 133 137 137 20% Technicians and associate professionals 111 110 111 116 112 113 108 116 122 123 126 127 124 12%

Clerical support workers 122 121 125 130 128 127 123 133 138 142 143 146 144 18%

Service and sales workers 245 242 257 258 265 260 234 265 286 301 298 311 300 22% Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 175 174 159 179 172 153 136 164 189 200 196 220 208 19%

Craft and related workers 160 163 174 181 183 180 172 190 206 220 221 230 236 48% Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 99 100 101 105 110 108 100 110 119 124 122 129 125 26%

Elementary occupations 160 164 165 165 169 166 153 162 178 187 180 194 195 22%

5

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 national 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. About Monster Worldwide Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), parent company of Monster, the premier global online employment solution for more than a decade, strives to inspire people to improve their lives. With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalised career advice to consumers globally. Through online media sites and services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. Monster Worldwide is a member of the S&P 500 index. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading products and services, visit www.monster.com. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at http://about-monster.com. Special Note: Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding Monster Worldwide, Inc.'s strategic direction, prospects and future results. Certain factors, including factors outside of Monster Worldwide's control, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward- looking statements, including economic and other conditions in the markets in which Monster Worldwide operates, risks associated with acquisitions, competition and the other risks discussed in Monster Worldwide's Form 10-K and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which discussions are incorporated in this release by reference. CONTACT: Hannah Lifford Weber Shandwick +44 (0)207 067 0500 MonsterEurope@webershandwick.com