Business & Money | Thursday 22 October, 2015 2:48 pm |

The Monster Employment Index is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity in Middle-East based on a real-time review of tens of thousands of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career Web sites and online job listings. 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.

 

“Online job posting in Saudi Arabia continues to trend upward in the long-term but at a moderating pace, up 6 percent year-on-year in September. 

 

Most demand for jobs is generated by the Healthcare sector, which is leading the top growth occupations for the month, with a 38 percent increase year-on-year. Crown Prince Abdullah said that Saudi Arabia will set aside US $8 billion from this year’s budget surplus for construction projects. Part of the surplus will go to the development of primary health care centers throughout the country,” said Sanjay Modi, Managing Director, Monster.com (India, Middle East, South East Asia and Hong Kong).

 

“Moreover, after the tragic construction crane collapse in Makkah in September 2015, Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih assured families that the country is taking preventive health care preparations to support the pilgrimage and the care provided to all pilgrims as well as those directly affected by the crane crash. Another cautious act the Kingdome took during the Hajj season is monitoring food and water to ensure proper storage methods and temperatures to prevent food poisoning. Health awareness programs were available in eight different languages,” continued Modi.

 

“All this played a big role in the results of the index. The Kingdom has proven to be proactive in rapidly implementing the needs of the country,” added Modi.