Econoday Report: Monster Employment Index December 3, 2009

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Monster Employment Index

Released on 12/3/2009 For November, 2009

	Prior	Actual
Monster Employment Index	120	119

Highlights
The Monster employment index edged down 1 point to 119 in November. Government and healthcare extended several months of weakness. Retail has also been weak. But on the strong side is transportation & warehousing, a group that offers a reading on supply-chain congestion and that may be signaling gains ahead for general economic activity. November's big U.S. jobs report comes out tomorrow morning with expectations looking for solid improvement.

Definition
The Monster Employment Index is a comprehensive monthly analysis of U.S. online job demand. It is conducted by Monster Worldwide, Inc. and is based on a real-time review of a large, representative selection of career sites and job boards, including Monster," according to Monster Worldwide. The Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity nationwide. It was launched in April 2004 with data collected since October 2003. Why Investors Care

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