Monster Worldwide Launches Monster Local Employment Index with Release of Inaugural Findings; Online Job Demand Increased or Held Steady in Nearly All of the Top 28 U.S. Metro Markets in June

Orlando, Denver and Miami Among Major Metro Areas Showing Greatest Month-to-month Increases in Online Job Availability

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2005-- Online job recruitment activity and related employment opportunities in all but two of the top 28 U.S. metropolitan areas increased or remained strong in June, according to the inaugural findings of the newly introduced Monster Local Employment Index. Providing a broad, comprehensive monthly analysis of online job demand in the top 28 U.S. metro markets, the Monster Local Employment Index is an extension of the national Monster Employment Index, which is compiled each month by researchers at Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), the parent company of the leading global online careers property, Monster(R).

"We established the Monster Local Employment Index to provide government officials, customers, economists and other labor market watchers at the local level with greater insight into online recruitment activity and hiring trends in their respective areas," said Steve Pogorzelski, president of Monster, North America. "Just as the monthly Monster Employment Index findings inform on what is happening in online recruitment on a national level, the Monster Local Employment Index is designed to contribute a clearer understanding of online hiring activity in key metro markets across the U.S."

With the first two months serving as a baseline of 100, the Monster Local Employment Index found that online job demand rose in half of the top 28 metro markets in June, with Orlando, Denver and Miami registering the strongest increases in online job availability compared to May. Orlando outpaced all other markets with an eight point increase, while Miami and Denver each rose a total of four points. Twelve metro markets were flat from May to June, while only two, Chicago and Indianapolis, saw slight declines. Results for the top 28 U.S. metro markets over the past two months are as follows:

Market Jun. 05 May 05 Atlanta 100 100 Baltimore 101 99 Boston 100 100 Chicago 99 101 Cincinnati 101 99 Cleveland 100 100 Dallas 100 100 Denver 102 98 Detroit 101 99 Houston 100 100 Indianapolis 99 101 Kansas City 100 100 Los Angeles 101 99 Miami 102 98 Minneapolis 101 99 New York City 100 100 Orlando 104 96 Philadelphia 101 99 Phoenix 100 100 Pittsburgh 100 100 Portland 100 100 Sacramento 101 99 San Diego 101 99 Seattle 101 99 San Francisco 101 99 St. Louis 100 100 Tampa Bay 100 100 Washington D.C. 101 99

Monster Local Employment Index reports for each of the top 28 metro markets, containing additional information on occupational demand in each area, are available at http://eIndex.monsterworldwide.com. Data for the July results of the national Monster Employment Index will be released on August 4, 2005; data for the July results of the Monster Local Employment Index will be released on August 18, 2005.

About the Monster Local Employment Index

The Monster Local Employment Index is an extension of the national Monster Employment Index, which is based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from more than 1,500 Web sites, including Monster. The local Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity in the top 28 U.S. markets with the largest working populations. The Index counts job postings as an indicator of employer demand for employees or, in other words, job availability. Job postings are online advertisements placed by an employer looking to fill one or more vacant, or recently created, job positions. All of the data and findings have been validated for accuracy through independent, monthly third party auditing conducted by ARC Research of Cranford, New Jersey.

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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