The December MEI registered a 31 percent year-on-year decline in online hiring in the UAE representing a 4 percentage point improvement from November 2016
Purchase / Logistics / Supply Chain occupations continue to be the only group to witness year-on-year growth at 24 percent
Online recruitment is down by 41 percent in the Middle East region with the Hospitality sector continuing to record the largest decline at -64 percent.
Amongst the Middle East countries monitored, Egypt recorded the highest decline in online opportunities at -39 percent while Bahrain and Oman are the only countries to register growth at 4 percent.
