Monster.Com's employment index, a monthly gauge of the country's online job demand, stood at 160 during December, registering 19 per cent growth over December 2013 when it stood at 135.
"Monster Employment Index has shown robust annual growth rates in the online employment sector for 2014. The positive year-on-year growth signifies that 2015 is expected to be a better year for job seekers and recruiters," Monster.Com (India/Middle-East/South East Asia/Hong Kong) Managing Director Sanjay Modi said.
"With the increased impetus of the government to make India job ready, the recruitment industry is surely expected to do better in 2015," Modi added.
Industry-wise, 16 of the 27 industry sectors monitored by the Index registered positive growth. Home appliances (up 45 per cent) industry led all industry sectors by the way of long term growth even in December.
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Online demand improved for all 13 occupation groups monitored by the Index while the demand for senior management professionals increased by 41 per cent.
Citywise, online opportunities exceeded the year-ago level in 12 of the 13 cities monitored by the Index even this month.
Baroda (up 32 per cent) saw the steepest growth in online recruitment activity from the year-ago. The city also recorded the most notable month-on-month growth among all monitored cities, the report added.