Career Web Sites Visited by 50 Million Europeans Each Month During Q3 2006, According to comScore

London (ots/PRNewswire) -

comScore Networks, a global leader in digital media measurement,
today announced the results of a usage analysis of 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 50 million European
visitors per month during Q3 2006, an increase of 11 percent versus
year ago.

Monster (headquartered in the U.S.) led the category among
European visitors, attracting an average of 9.2 million unique
visitors per month during Q3 2006, an increase of 25 percent versus
the same period last year. September was a record month for Monster,
with the property attracting more than 10 million European unique
visitors for the first time. The second most-visited career site in
Europe is Bundesagentur fur Arbeit (also the most-visited career site
in Germany) with an average of 3.1 million European visitors per
month, up 15 percent versus year ago. ANPE Sites, the most-visited
career site in France, attracted an average of 2.7 million European
visitors per month during the quarter, a 19-percent increase versus
year ago.

"In Europe, the Career Services category continues to show
strength," said Bob Ivins, managing director of comScore Europe.
"Growth rates for the leading players are outpacing the category
growth, indicating a trend toward consolidation as recruiters are
increasingly focused on the industry's larger players."

Top European Career Sites, by Unique Visitors in Europe, Age 15+(i)
Average Monthly Unique Visitors, Q3 2006
Total Europe - Home and Work locations
Source: comScore World Metrix
Average Monthly
Unique Visitors Category
During Q3 2006 (000) Reach (%)(ii)
Total Internet Population - Europe 215,848 --
Career Services and Development Category 49,686 100%
Monster 9,217 19%
Bundesagentur fur Arbeit(a) 3,093 6%
ANPE Sites(a) 2,670 5%
Stepstone 2,499 5%
JOBCENTREPLUS.GOV.UK(a) 2,085 4%
(i) Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or
access from mobile phones or PDAs.
(ii) Percent of Career category users who visited the individual site
(a) Government-run Web site

About comScore World Metrix

comScore World Metrix is the first service to continuously measure
and report online behaviour on a world-wide basis, providing
visitation metrics and demographic characteristics for Web site
audiences around the world. With active representation of countries
that comprise the vast majority of the global Internet population,
World Metrix provides its clients with worldwide Internet population
estimates and harmonized online performance metrics based on a
consistent methodology across all countries. More than 100 clients
subscribe to the comScore World Metrix service, including 8 of the
top 10 interactive advertising agencies.

About comScore Networks

comScore Networks is a global leader in measuring the digital age.
This capability is based on a massive, global cross-section of more
than 2 million consumers who have given comScore permission to
confidentially capture their browsing and transaction behaviour,
including online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also
participate in survey research that captures and integrates their
attitudes and intentions. Through its proprietary technology,
comScore measures what matters across a broad spectrum of behaviour
and attitudes. comScore consultants apply this deep knowledge of
customers and competitors to help clients design powerful marketing
strategies and tactics that deliver superior ROI. comScore services
are used by global leaders such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Verizon,
Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Tribune Interactive,
ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestle, MBNA, Universal McCann, the United States
Postal Service, Merck and Expedia. For more information, please visit
http://www.comscore.com .

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Contact:
Bob Ivins of comScore Networks, Inc., +44 (0) 207-189-5545,
bivins@comscore.com