Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW):

May 2012 Index Highlights:

• The Monster Employment Index Europe demonstrates year-over-year growth of six percent in May, matching the rate of annual growth recorded in April
• Germany retains an annual growth of 19 percent for the second consecutive month, Netherlands continues to chart the greatest decline in online hiring activity compared to year-ago levels (down 21 percent)
• Environment, architecture, urbanism notes substantial growth over the year and leads all industries in the Index with opportunities increasing by 23 percent; Public sector, defence community (down six percent) continues to exhibit the steepest annual decline
• Craft and related trades workers remain in the greatest demand of all occupational groups year-over-year

The Monster Employment Index Europe is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career web sites and online job listings across Europe. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one advertiser or source, but is an aggregate measure of the change in job listings across the industry.

“The May Index recorded an overall steady rate of annual growth primarily due to more opportunities for workers in architecture and production,” commented Alan Townsend, Vice President of Sales Readiness and Business Operations for Monster Europe. “However, markets like Netherlands and France continue to weigh down the Index and reduced overall consumer and business confidence indicate we are clearly not yet out of the woods.”

Industry Year-over-year Trends: 20 of the 24 industry sectors monitored by the Index in May exhibited positive annual growth trends.

• Environment, architecture, urbanism (up 23 percent) returned to the top of the Index with substantial growth in May compared to the eight percent uptick registered in April
• Education, training and library (up 11 percent) registered higher levels of online recruitment than is typically seen this time of year and placed second in the Index despite lower demand within this sector across the Netherlands and France
• Production, manufacturing, maintenance, repair (up ten percent) also saw increased demand in May, while annual growth in Transport, post and logistics remained steady and matched year-ago levels. Both sectors exhibited the greatest demand in Germany and the UK
• Agriculture, fishing, forestry (up two percent) saw demand return to average levels following April’s sector leading growth of eleven percent
• The Public sector, defence, community (down six percent) remained at the bottom of the Index and charted the steepest annual decline across Europe, while online recruitment levels across Banking, finance, insurance (down two percent) saw further reductions in demand

Occupation Year-over-year Trends: Eight of the nine occupational groups monitored by the Index in May exhibited positive growth trends.

• Craft and related trades (up 10 percent) matched annual recruitment levels recorded in April where demand was greatest in Germany and the UK
• Service and sales (up five percent) registered a steady rate of online demand year-over-year and placed second in the Index in May
• Managers (down two percent) remained the only occupational group to note a decline in annual growth for the second consecutive month and placed bottom of the Index with Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands seeing the sharpest declines

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, 12 June at 06:00 CET at: about-monster.com/employment/index/17.

Data for the month of June 2012 will be released on July 6th, 2012.

About The Monster Employment Index Europe

The Monster Employment Index Europe provides monthly insight into online job posting activity 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 personalized career advice to consumers globally. Through online media sites and services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. 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.

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