Monster Worldwide Launches Monster Employment Index Europe

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2005--Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), the parent company of the leading global online careers property, Monster(R), today announced the launch of the Monster Employment Index Europe - a measurement of European and country-specific online job demand in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

The monthly findings of the Monster Employment Index Europe are based on job posting data collected from Monster and more than 1,400 carefully selected Web sites, believed to be representative of employer activity within the five European countries with the largest working populations. The Monster Employment Index Europe report for May is available online at http://eIndex.monsterworldwide.com. Visitors can subscribe to receive future European Index reports, as well as any or all of the five country-specific and four native language Index reports, via email. The Monster Employment Index Europe data for June will be released on July 12, 2005.

About Monster Worldwide

Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of Monster(R), the leading global online careers property. The company also owns TMP Worldwide, one of the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency networks. Headquartered in New York with approximately 4,500 employees in 26 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST) is a member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com.

Monster is the leading global online careers property. A division of Monster Worldwide, Monster works for everyone by connecting quality job seekers at all levels with leading employers across all industries. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Maynard, Mass., Monster has 25 local language and content sites in 23 countries worldwide. More information is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading employer products and services, please visit http://recruiter.monster.com.

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David Rosa, 212-351-7067
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SOURCE: Monster Worldwide, Inc.