Online recruitment in the UAE remained flat in July when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Monster Employment Index for the UAE.

The index is a monthly gauge of online job hiring activity by Monster.com, which records the industries and occupations that show the highest and lowest growth.

Although  online recruitment remained the same, some industries saw improvements such as the hospitality industry which saw an annual growth of 15%.

On an annual basis, Oil and Gas registered the most-notable decline among all monitored sectors (-24%) in July.

Growth in online demand for professionals was positive in nine of the eleven job-roles monitored by the Index. Annual online demand for sales and business development professionals was most-notable among the occupation categories in July 2019 with an increase of 27%.