- City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
- Dubai 04:57 06:11 12:27 15:53 18:37 19:51
For UAE job hopefuls, there seems to be some bad news coming their way. The number of jobs available online in the country has declined, according to the latest Monster Employment Index for the region, giving fewer opportunities to those looking for a new job.
The May 2013 index highlights released by Monster shows a decline of 14 per cent on an annual basis in the region.
“The double digit drop in the Monster Employment index is owing to the cautious approach adopted by Middle East employers owing to the business scenario globally,” said Sanjay Modi, Managing Director, Monster.com (India/ Middle- East/ South East Asia).
Geographically, online opportunities exceeded May’12 level in four of the seven countries monitored by the Index. Egypt (up 16 per cent) followed by Bahrain (up 13 per cent) led all countries in year-over-year growth. Kuwait (down 26 per cent) registered the steepest decline over the past 12 months. UAE also recorded a negative decline of -19 per cent.
Within the UAE, health care (up 15 per cent) recorded the highest annual growth and also lead in annual growth (up 13 per cent each) amongst the occupation groups.
In Saudi Arabia, online recruitment activity was up 8 per cent from May’12 level. Oil & Gas (up 22 per cent) registered positive annual growth whereas among occupation groups, engineering and production (up 5 per cent) registered highest annual growth.
Overall in the region, online opportunities exceeded May’12 levels in four of the 13 industry sectors monitored by the index. Education (up 20 per cent) led all sectors followed by hospitality (up 14 per cent). Chemicals/ plastic/rubber, paints, fertilizer/ pesticides (down 39 per cent) registered the steepest annual decline.
Three of 11 occupation groups registered improved online demand over the year. Healthcare (up 15 per cent) led all occupational groups in year-over-year growth whereas customer service and software, hardware, telecom (down 30 per cent each) professionals registered the weakest long-term trend.
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Year-over-year Growth |
May 12 |
May 13 |
% Growth Y-o-y |
Egypt |
105 |
122 |
16% |
Bahrain |
108 |
122 |
13% |
KSA |
117 |
126 |
8% |
Qatar |
119 |
122 |
3% |
Oman |
103 |
102 |
-1% |
UAE |
135 |
110 |
-19% |
Kuwait |
133 |
99 |
-26% |
UAE Top Growth Industries
|
|
UAE Lowest Growth Industries
|
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Year-over-year Growth |
May 12 |
May 13 |
% Growth Y-o-y |
|
Year-over-year Growth |
May 12 |
May 13 |
% Growth Y-o-y |
Health Care |
108 |
124 |
15% |
|
IT and Telecom/ISP |
119 |
105 |
-12% |
Hospitality |
113 |
127 |
12% |
|
BFSI |
127 |
110 |
-13% |
Engineering, Construction and Real Estate |
118 |
124 |
5% |
|
Production/Manufacturing, Automotive and Ancillary |
140 |
99 |
-29% |
UAE Top Growth Occupations
|
|
UAE Lowest Growth Occupations
|
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Year-over-year Growth |
May 12 |
May 13 |
% Growth Y-o-y |
|
Year-over-year Growth |
May 12 |
May 13 |
% Growth Y-o-y |
Health Care |
133 |
150 |
13% |
|
Software, Hardware, Telecom |
121 |
100 |
-17% |
Hospitality and Travel |
95 |
96 |
1% |
|
Purchase / Logistics / Supply Chain |
97 |
77 |
-21% |
Marketing & Communications/Arts/Creative |
106 |
99 |
-7% |
|
Customer service |
116 |
69 |
-41% |
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