GCC hiring activity slowed down, but the job market in the UAE remains promising

Monster Employment Index registers the third consecutive year-on-year decline in GCC e-recruitment since April 2016; down by 21 percent in June 2016.

Between March and June 2016, the Middle East Index witnessed an 18 percent decline in online hiring activity.

Among the countries monitored by the Index, only Bahrain, UAE and Oman register positive year-on-year growth.