Monster Employment Index Canada Data for First Quarter 2009 to Be Released on Thursday, April 30, 2009

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 23, 2009-- Monster Worldwide, Inc. will release the latest Monster Employment Index findings for the First Quarter of 2009 on Thursday, APRIL 30 at 6 a.m. ET.

WHAT:

          The Monster Employment Index Canada is based on millions of online job postings and data culled from Monster Canada (www.monster.ca), as well as a number of other recruitment Web sites considered representative of employer activity nationwide.
 

WHO:

Monster Canada vice-president Peter Gilfillan and other Monster executives will be available for print and broadcast interviews to discuss the Index’s assessment, its implications and current Canadian labour market trends.
 

WHEN:

FIRST QUARTER 2009 MEI findings will be announced by Monster Worldwide at 6 a.m. ET on Thursday, APRIL 30, 2009 via Business Wire.

 

ACCESS:

To obtain a full copy of the Monster Employment Index Canada report for Q1 2009, including all charts and tables, please visit: http://eIndex.monsterworldwide.com. To subscribe and have the Monster Employment Index Canada report emailed to you on a monthly basis, please go to http://www.monsterworldwide.com/Public_Relations/eIndex.html.

 

About the Monster Employment Index Canada

The Monster Employment Index Canada is a broad and comprehensive monthly analysis of Canadian online job demand conducted by Monster Worldwide, Inc., the parent company of the leading global online careers and recruitment resource, Monster®. As the first national index measuring real-time online job demand, the Monster Employment Index Canada is based on millions of online job postings and data culled from Monster Canada (www.monster.ca), as well as a number of other recruitment Web sites believed to be representative of employer activity nationwide. With data collected since April 2005, the Index uses a consistent methodology to track online job postings in Canada, and provides Canadian labour market watchers with a new forward-looking indicator of employer demand for employees.

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, Asia and Latin America, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized 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. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading products and services, visit www.monster.com.

About Monster Canada

Monster Canada (www.Monster.ca) is Canada's leading online career resources portal - a bilingual, user-friendly site that is improving the employment and recruitment experience in today's competitive job market. Headquartered in Montreal, Monster Canada is part of Monster, the leading global careers and recruitment resource online. 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 personalized 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 and the NASDAQ 100. To learn more about Monster’s industry-leading employer products and services, please visit http://solutions.monster.ca.

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Source: Monster Worldwide, Inc.

Monster Canada
Robert Waghorn, 514-350-0702
robert.waghorn@monster.ca
or
Porter Novelli Canada (for Monster Canada)
Jennifer Wasley, 416-422-7189
jennifer.wasley@porternovelli.com