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LONDON, U.K., April 25, 2007 – Comscore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a study on career-related Internet sites in Europe based on data from its Comscore World Metrix service. According to the study, sites dedicated to online career resources, job search, and training attracted an average of 53.3 million European visitors per month during Q1 2007, an increase of 3 percent versus a year ago and 8 percent versus Q4 2006.
Monster (headquartered in the U.S.) led the category among European visitors, attracting an average of 8.3 million unique visitors per month during Q1 2007. The second most-visited online career resource in Europe was ANPE Sites (the most-visited career site in France) with an average of 2.9 million European visitors per month. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (the most-visited career site in Germany) was the third-most-visited career site in Europe with an average of 2.9 million European visitors per month during the quarter, just slightly below ANPE Sites.
Bob Ivins, Managing Director, Comscore Europe, commented: “During the holiday period, career sites experienced their typical seasonal lull, but during the first quarter of 2007 they have rebounded strongly, with Monster consolidating its position as the leading career site in Europe. It would appear that at the turn of the New Year many Europeans resolved to investigate chang ing their jobs, and this is reflected in the increased traffic seen during Q1.”
Top European Career Sites, by Unique Visitors in Europe, Age 15+*Average Monthly Unique Visitors, Q1 2007Total Europe – Home and Work LocationsSource: Comscore World Metrix
Average Monthly Unique Visitors (000) During Q1 2007
Category Reach
(%)**
Total Internet Population – Europe
217,532
--
Career Services and Development Category
53,322
100%
Monster
8,428
16%
ANPE Sites†
2,892
5%
Bundesagentur für Arbeit†
2,890
JOBCENTREPLUS.GOV.UK†
2,753
Totaljobs.com Sites
2,240
4%
* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.** Percent of Career category users who visited the individual site† Government-run Web site
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PressBill DaddiDaddi Brand Communications646-370-1341press@comscore.com