LONDON, July 25, 2006 - comScore Europe, an operating unit of comScore Networks, the leader in digital media measurement, today announced the results of a usage analysis of European career-related Web sites.  According to the study, sites dedicated to online career resources, job search and training attracted 50.9 million people, or 30 percent of the European online population, in May 2006.  Moreover, visitation to sites in the Careers category is up 22 percent versus year ago.

 

Leading the category across Europe is Monster (headquartered in the U.S.) with 9.2 million visitors in May 2006.  Monster has consistently been ranked number one for the past 15 months and continues to outpace category growth, with its visitor base increasing 28 percent versus year ago.

 

 

Top 5 Careers Sites Ranked by European Unique Visitors (000) May 2006 Total European Internet Users Source: comScore Media Metrix
	Unique Visitors May-06 (000s)
Total Internet Population - Europe	170,416
Career Services and Development Category	50,969
Monster	9,196
Bundesagentur für Arbeit	3,779
ANPE Sites	3,429
Stepstone	3,121
JOBCENTREPLUS.GOV.UK	1,961

 

 

"The strong category growth among European Internet users highlights consumers' increased reliance on the Web for conducting job searches", says Bob Ivins, managing director of comScore Europe.  "Moreover, the fact that nearly one out of every three Internet users in the region visited the Careers category in May, quantifies the importance of this category to Europe's online population".

 

Within Europe, the popularity of the Careers category shows significant geographical dispersion, with visitors to category sites representing 47 percent of the online population in Norway, but a much lower 15 percent the online population in Portugal.

 

 

Reach of the Careers Services Category by Country/ Region Percent of Total Online Population by Country May 2006 Source: comScore Media Metrix
	May-05	May-06
Norway	47.0%	47.0%
Sweden	38.0	44.9
France	37.3	40.4
Belgium	29.6	39.9
Denmark	38.9	39.2
Netherlands	28.6	32.9
UK	28.1	31.4
Europe	27.0	29.9
Ireland	24.4	27.7
Germany	26.1	26.3
Spain	22.2	25
Austria	17.8	24.6
Switzerland	21.6	24.1
Finland	21.3	23.8
Italy	14.6	21.4
Portugal	11.5	15.0

 

 

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