Data for the month of April 2005
will be released on May 5, 2005.monster.

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series Declines in September

The September data is the sum of the number of new first-time online job
ads posted each day of the month and reflects the initial impacts of the
recent hurricanes Katrina and Rita which hit the Gulf Coast on August 29 and
September 24. The Conference Board also produces a
wide range of authoritative reports on corporate governance and ethics, human
resources and diversity, executive compensation and corporate citizenship.9 2,131.7 488.97 1.3 1.99 1.06 1.

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series(TM)

New Online Help Wanted Ads, September 2005 **

Number per 100
Number Participants In the
Location* (in 1000s) Labor Force***
New England 157.0 2.48
Washington, DC 68.7 0.28

West South Central 154.19
Rochester 4.

* Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA cities) are as defined by the US
Census Bureau
** An online help wanted ad is counted as "New" only in the month It
first appears and only once per defined geographic area.

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Monster (R), the leading global online careers property.8%) was in the East North Central region which includes
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.87), San Diego (2.36

New England 139.17 1.84
Sacramento 28.1 2.22

West North Central 122.8 1.

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130 122 120 113 117 114 114 112 107 108 105 103 97
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"With the Monster Employment Index showing online job availability
at its highest level in the past 18 months, and a strong, three-month
growth trend since the beginning of the year, U. More information is available at www.'s strategic direction, prospects and future results ."
The confidence level of CEOs in the third quarter of 2005 sagged to its
lowest level in four years. Our
conference and council programs bring together more than 10,000 senior
executives each year to share insights and learn from each other. For more information, visit http://www.com.careerbuilder .com.95
Mountain 186.6 2.69
Charlotte 13.32
Cleveland 14.25
Columbus 11.0 1.2 0.

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Measuring strong growth in online job
availability across all Index categories, the Monster Employment Index
jumped from 122 in February 2005 to 130 in March, establishing a new
all-time high for the Index since its inception. Other industries
showing increases in March included:

Construction, which continued a four-month growth trend of
online demand for occupations such as sales, finance,
engineers, technicians, designers and trades;

Manufacturing, which extended a three-month growth trend for
2005 as companies continued to seek to fill openings, such as
sales reps, administrative and intern positions; and

Accommodation + food services, which is reflective of the
continued growth and strength of the U. Overall
online demand for workers rose in 22 of 23 occupational categories
during March, indicating increased online job availability across a
wide range of positions.S.05%.

About Monster Worldwide

Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. A division
of Monster Worldwide , Monster works for everyone by connecting quality
job seekers at all levels with leading employers across all
industries.

labor force in
September compared with 1.
Persons using this data are urged to review the information on the database
and methodology available on our website and contact the economists listed at
the top of this release with questions and comments. WANTED was recently bestowed the Model of
Excellence Award by the InfoCommerce Group in recognition of online business
innovation.wantedtech.32 1.86 2.59 1.48
Middle Atlantic 275.7 122 .08
Boston 70. Paul 25.

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Feb. The smallest
monthly dip (2.96 and 0.0 157. All rights reserved.2 2.6 1.0 1.41
Buffalo 7.

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The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series(TM)

Number of New Online Number of New Online
Help Wanted Help Wanted Ads per
Ads (in 1000s)** 100 Participants in the Labor
Location* July August September July August September
National 1,957.2 443.09 1.conference-board.17
Phoenix 37.3 1.0 1.93
Houston 23.6 1.87

Source: The Conference Board

Technical definitions and methodology available at
http://www.conference -board.

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Dec. online recruitment
activity continues to demonstrate broad, positive momentum in 2005 ,"
said Jeff Taylor, Founder and Chief Monster. The company
also owns TMP Worldwide, the world 's largest Yellow Pages advertising
agency and one of the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency
networks. Certain
factors, including factors outside of Monster Worldwide's control, may
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the
forward- looking statements , including economic and other conditions
in the markets in which Monster Worldwide operates, risks associated
with acquisitions, competition, seasonality and the other risks
discussed in Monster Worldwide's Form 10-K and other filings made with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, which discussions are
incorporated in this release by reference.
CareerBuilder, Inc.S. Owned by Tribune Company ,
Gannett Co.9 190.53 1.55 1.12
East North
Central 233.7 0 .00 0.

* Boundaries are as defined by the US Census Bureau.7 1.66

Mountain 190.38
Tampa 28.03
Milwaukee 12.34
Indianapolis 11.7 1.31
Pittsburgh 14.

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S. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and
uncertainties, including statements regarding Monster Worldwide,
Inc.
Ken Goldstein, Labor Economist at The Conference Board, says: "The
September data indicate a general weakening in the job picture nationwide -- a
trend we were seeing before the recent hurricanes. provides financial support for the series.43 1.3 299.2 1.00
Los Angeles 117.61
Riverside 17.2 1.25
Saint Louis 14.6 1.9 1.

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March 2005 Index Highlights:

Index at new all-time high of 130; up dramatically from a year
ago

Continues steady stepwise growth in online job demand since
December 2003

15 of 20 industries show increases, led by mining and
management of companies + enterprises

22 of 23 occupational categories up over February, with
military recruitment leading the way

All nine U. Census Bureau
regions in March, led by the West South Central region, which
registered the greatest month-to-month increase. This latest monthly figure is down
4.

SAN FRANCISCO TOPS NATION IN ONLINE JOBS
Adjusting job ads for the size of the local labor force, San Francisco
with 2.93 job ads per 100 persons in the labor force continues to lead the way
among the 52 metropolitan areas for which data is published, followed closely
by Boston (2.) is a leading
provider of real-time sales and business intelligence., the company offers a vast online
and print network to help job seekers connect with employers.86 2.4 312.8 0.87
Hartford 11.85
Salt Lake City 15.5 2.36
Portland 22.4 1.49
New York 128.

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Census Bureau regions show increases

U. The Index's March
level marked a very sharp increase in online job availability compared
to a year ago, when the Index stood at just 97, and capped a
first-quarter trend of steady , stepwise growth in U.43 per 100 persons in August. That data are consistent
with The Conference Board's latest CEO Confidence Survey, which is also down.94, respectively.
CareerBuilder.7 1 .98
Tucson 8.1 1.1 0.7 1.94
Austin 15.0 1.

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Jan.monsterworldwide. Based on a real-time review of millions
of employer job opportunities culled from more than 1,500 Web sites,
including a variety of corporate career sites, job boards and Monster,
the Monster Employment Index presents a snapshot of employer online
recruitment activity nationwide. Headquartered in New York with approximately 5,000 employees
in 26 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST) is a member of the
S+P 500 Index. As a not-for -profit business research
organization, The Conference Board is publishing the early months of this
series for use by the media, analysts, researchers and the business community. These barometers can have a
major impact on the financial markets.05 1.4 2.7 1.59
San Jose 20.81
Honolulu 7.59
Orlando 14 .7 1.00
New Orleans 5.

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All of the data and findings in the
Monster Employment Index have been validated for their accuracy
through independent, third party auditing conducted on a monthly basis
by ARC Research, a Cranford, New Jersey-based provider of innovative
click and brick market research solutions.6% from August
while the New England region was down 5.

EMPLOYERS TURN TO INTERNET TO ATTRACT WORKERS FROM NEW ORLEANS
Many employers turned to the Internet to lure workers displaced by the
hurricanes.org/economics/helpwantedOnline. (TSX: WAN.com powers the career centers for more than 550 partners that
include 165 newspapers and leading portals such as MSN and America Online.com products and services, visit
http://www.0 465.95
San Francisco 64.5 2.8 1.7 1.19
Detroit 15.4 0. All rights reserved.

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Monster has 25 local language and content sites in 23 countries
worldwide. West South Central (Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and
Oklahoma ) and the Mountain (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming,
Idaho and Montana) regions declined slightly less, both down 5.

About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.7 0.94

Source: The Conference Board

Technical definitions and methodology available at
http: //www.92
Richmond 10.33
Memphis 7.7 0.48
Philadelphia 44.

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A FASTER SLOWDOWN
"High oil prices throughout the summer and the recent hurricanes have all
contributed to a faster slowdown of the economy," adds Goldstein.cfm. The Conference
Board produces The Consumer Confidence Index and the Leading Economic
Indicators for the U. For
more information about CareerBuilder.org .
*** Help-wanted online ads per 100 participants in the civilian labor
force are based on the average of the total number of persons in the
civilian labor force for each geographic area over the most-recent 6
months as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.7 1.1 2.47
Norfolk 9.0 1.7 1.0 1.
*** Help -wanted online ads per 100 participants in the civilian labor
force are based on the average of the total number of persons in the
civilian labor force for each geographic area over the most-recent 6
months as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics- The labor force
is defined as persons in the civilian population, age 16 and over,
who are employed and those looking for work

2005 The Conference Board.

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S.
states, along with the District of Columbia, registered increases
during the month, with Alaska, Colorado, Nebraska and Oregon among
those seeing the sharpest gains. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading
employer products and services, please visit
http://recruiter.

ABOUT THE ONLINE JOB SERIES
The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series(TM) measures the
number of new, first-time online job ads posted on more than 1,200 major
Internet job boards and smaller job boards that serve niche markets and
smaller geographic areas
Like The Conference Board's long running Help-Wanted Advertising Index of
print ads (which has been published since 1951), the online series is not a
direct measure of job vacancies.conference-board.4 2,038.7 1.7 1.6 415.37 1.9 245.00 0.4 2.02

South Atlantic 415.6 1.

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online job
demand since December of last year. May Apr.

Online Demand for Military Occupations Remains Strong as
Recruitment Efforts Continue

Military-related positions were among the occupations seeing the
strongest online demand during the month of March. Contributing to the
increase is the fact that the U.S.
To obtain a full copy of the Monster Employment Index report for
March 2005, including all charts and tables, please visit
http://eIndex. Jobs on Internet Weaken Across the United States

NEW YORK, The number of new online job ads
declined to 2,038,500 in September , according to The Conference Board
Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series(TM).
There were 1.
Both the large national job boards and the smaller niche boards that focus
on local area markets and specific occupations promise a way to streamline
searching for a job, even in a far away city .
"The story from New Orleans is that employers, especially those looking to
fill positions in tight labor market categories like healthcare, were able to
use the Internet to tap into a pool of workers with a potentially high
willingness to relocate," adds Goldstein.
The Conference Board, as a standard practice with new data series,
considers the estimates in The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data
Series(TM) to be developmental.
Background information and technical notes on this new series are
available on The Conference Board's website:
http://www.com is the nation's largest online job site with more than
20 million unique visitors and over 1 million jobs .6 127.67
Atlanta 41.2 1.29
Cincinnati 13 .6 0.

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Monster is the leading global online careers property.20 2.83 1.0 1.7 163.75
Seattle-Tacoma 44.org .

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Nov. Occupations registering significant increases
during the month included:

-- Architecture + engineering, which saw strong increases
partially due to numerous large building projects that have
been ramping up since the beginning of the year;

-- Food preparation and services, which edged up strongly,
partially due to the continued strength in the U. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Maynard, Mass. Also, September data from The Conference Board
Consumer Confidence Survey revealed that consumers were also feeling less
optimistic about the job market, with more consumers saying jobs are "hard to
get" and fewer claiming jobs are "plentiful.org.2 1.48
West North
Central 118.03
East South
Central 78.3 2.96
Birmingham 8.8 0.0 1.

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Oct. Sept. military has relaxed its age limits
and is recruiting to support efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. restaurant
industry; and

-- Building/grounds cleaning + maintenance, which saw continued
strong demand as a result of employers continuing to prepare
for upcoming seasonal needs.
(NASDAQ: MNST), the parent company of the leading global online
careers property, Monster(R). The audit validates the
accuracy of the online job recruitment activity measured for the last
six months within a margin of error of +/- 1. More information about Monster Worldwide is available
at www.com or by
calling 1-800-MONSTER.36 online job ads per 100 persons in the U .78). The number of
job ads per 100 participants in the labor force was lowest in East South
Central and West South Central regions with less than one job ad per
100 persons, 0.
Founded in 1997 , WANTED Technologies Inc., Inc., and Knight Ridder, Inc.08
Pacific 441.1 2.4 1.12
Minneapolis-St.03
San Antonio 9.0 1 .

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Online Job Demand Rises Across All U. Regions in March

Online job demand for workers rose in all nine U.com

Special Note: Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information
contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.S.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE BOARD
Non-partisan and not-for-profit, The Conference Board is one of the
world's leading business membership and research organizations.93 1.91 1.
** An online help wanted ad is counted as "New" only in the month it
first appears and only once per defined geographic area. The labor force
is defined as persons in the civilian population, age 16 and over, who
are employed and those looking for work.96

East North Central 245.0 1.7 1.

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S. "These results, combined
with other positive economic and labor market indicators, including
the Department of Labor's data on rising wages and salaries , is
clearly positive news for the economy and should bode well for the
Class of 2005 and anyone else seeking new employment opportunities
this spring and summer. Forty-four U. TMP Worldwide is also a provider of direct marketing
services.3% over the same period.84) and Salt Lake City (2. Over the years, analysts
have applied various data-smoothing techniques to the Help-Wanted Advertising
Index of print ads and determined that it continues to be a useful measure of
the state of labor demand in the United States. Through its proprietary
data mining and aggregation technology, WANTED delivers concise, accurate and
actionable data, aimed at helping to increase sales and profitability for its
clientele throughout North America.8 80.9 154.

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Jacksonville 9.59
Chicago 64.7 1.87
Dallas 42.

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About the Monster Employment Index

Launched in April 2004 with data collected since October 2003, the
Monster Employment Index is a broad and comprehensive monthly analysis
of U.4 percent from August, with fewer jobs being offered in all 9 major regions
of the country.
The underlying data for this series is provided by Wanted Technologies, Inc.85
South Atlantic 422.6 252.7 2.4 1.38
Kansas City 13.

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Business Editors/Human Resources Writers

NEW YORK----Monster Worldwide , Inc. Aug. Mar.S.com. online job demand conducted by Monster Worldwide, Inc.
The largest September decline in online jobs (6. The
bulk of the new job listings (two out of three) in New Orleans were for
positions in locations outside of the devastated area -- many as far away as
the Pacific Northwest , New England and even Alaska and Hawaii.

About WANTED Technologies Inc.5 166.4 201 .78
Denver 33.93
San Diego 43.2 2.71
Baltimore 23.9 1.8 1.70

East South Central 80.

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The Index's overall results for
the past 13 months are as follows:

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Mar. Data for the month
of April 2005 will be released on May 5, 2005. The level of ads in both print and online may
change for reasons not related to overall job demand.96
West South
Central 147.01
Providence 11.58
Las Vegas 18.9 1.7 1.39
Oklahoma City 6.89

Middle Atlantic 299.

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online job demand and online recruitment activity increased
significantly in March, according to the latest findings of the
Monster Employment Index."

Mining, Construction and Manufacturing Among Industries Showing
Increased Demand

Fifteen of the 20 industries tracked by the Monster Employment
Index saw increased online job demand in March, led by the mining
industry, which continued a three-month growth trend amid increased
online demand for technical positions such as equipment maintenance,
and engineering and finance -related positions. All regions remained
at very high levels when compared year over year.4%) was in the South
Atlantic region, which includes the East Coast states from Florida north to
Delaware and Maryland. In the week immediately after Hurricane Katrina, new on-line job
postings in New Orleans rose some 67 percent, jumping from an average of
1200 new postings per week to 2,000 in the week of September 4th to 10th. and other major nations.conference-board.5 1.1 83.94

Pacific 465.2 1.6 2.16
Miami 51.6 1.63
Louisville 8.37
Nashville 9.

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