Compared to a year earlier, the employment rate increased from 73.6 % to 75.6 %, and unemployment declined from 8.5 % to 7.3 %, «marking the biggest drop in early
graduate unemployment in 15 years,» the two organizations stated jointly.
This follows widely - held perception that majority of university graduates are not trained to suit the job market; leading to rising levels of
graduate unemployment in the country.
«This is a major step to solving
the graduate unemployment in Ghana.
The Youth bulge and high levels of youth unemployment especially,
graduate unemployment in the region was observed by participants as one of the causes of the increased youth group formations, which are recruiting grounds for party vigilantes.
He noted that he is worried over the number of graduates sitting at home with no jobs, hence his government's intervention to curb the menace of
graduate unemployment in the country.
Not exact matches
Look for this to continue
in 2016, as the lowest
unemployment rate
in 15 years means employers will be fighting for recent, debt - strapped
graduates.
They grew up
in a time of tremendous economic uncertainty, and many
graduated college when the
unemployment rate was at an all - time high.
This is
in the midst of a 59 %
unemployment rate for youth
in Spain, where competitor schools place under 50 % of
graduates after six months.
Graduates of the Class of 2018 are heading into a job market with the lowest
unemployment in 17 years and higher starting salaries.
She found that, all else equal, for every one - percentage - point increase
in the national
unemployment rate, the starting income of new
graduates fell by as much as 7 percent; the unluckiest
graduates of the decade, who emerged into the teeth of the 1981 — 82 recession, made roughly 25 percent less
in their first year than
graduates who stepped into boom times.
(i) Unable to restore the power
in a few states for more than 10 + days, since a tornado passed by it (ii) Unable to restore power for 7 + days
in a snowy North Eastern state, since a hurricane passed by it (iii) Having no quality
in science, math and technology; depending on «imports» to uplift them (or depending on Jesus to save them)(iv) Horrible crime
in downtown, ghettos of any major city (v)
Unemployment of 23 % (vi) Having a president who believes that the earth is 6000 years old (vii) Having a presidential candidate which believes
in subjugating women (viii) Having more than 50 % of its 2012
graduates un / under - employed (ix) No public transport, resulting
in hell on earth even for a small rise
in crude - oil prices (x) A crappy health care system (xi) A debt of 14Trillion, which corresponds to 50K per US resident.
Unemployment in the South Bronx was at 45 percent; of the 1,900 to 2,000 children enrolled at Morris High School, only about 65
graduated each year; and, many of the children were afflicted with asthma, something Kozol associated with the neighborhood's incinerators for discarded medical supplies.
Mr. Speaker, the most critical economic problem of our time is youth
unemployment, and
in particular
graduate unemployment.
Quoting a United Nations report, Dangote said youth
unemployment rose to 42 per cent
in 2016, with many
graduates combing the streets
in search of often - elusive white - collar jobs.
We heard the current President on why we are
graduate unemployment rate continue to increase, his change of position on galamsey mining
in the country, the senior minister's statement that the fundamentals of the economy is strong, praises showered on the former communication minister and his team by the current communication minister, attempts to touch the heritage fund.
He subsequently appealed to stakeholders
in the education sector to look into the country's education curriculum and ensure seriousness
in the taking of courses like entrepreneurship that would assist
graduates from our institutions to address
unemployment scourge.
In order to ameliorate this problem of academia and industry variation and the
unemployment trend, our educational sector needs to undergo a rigorous structural reform to improve the quality of
graduates we produce at every educational level.
This, he said, would ensure that students make informed career choices
in their academic progression to drastically reduce
graduate unemployment and despondency among the youth.
President Mahama blamed the
unemployment rate among
graduates in the country on lack of proper practical experience.
«
In the peculiar case of Ghana, I saw the percentages of graduate unemployment reach an astronomical level to the extent that an association of unemployed graduates had to be formed to articulate these concerns... and that clearly mirrors what exactly was going on in the countr
In the peculiar case of Ghana, I saw the percentages of
graduate unemployment reach an astronomical level to the extent that an association of unemployed
graduates had to be formed to articulate these concerns... and that clearly mirrors what exactly was going on
in the countr
in the country.
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Former President Kufuor said
in view of the high rate of youth and
graduate unemployment, it was an opportune time for the youth to avail themselves of the opportunity and make a headway
in life.
It means that most PhDs are staying
in graduate school for way to long and then
graduating to face only two pathetic options — a low - paying postdoc, or
unemployment.
Is the American Chemical Society's (ACS's) survey showing «record highs
in the
unemployment rates» of newly
graduating chemists at all degree levels also mistaken?
Unemployment (including
graduates due to take a job
in the next month) affected CS and IT - degree recipients most severely (13 %), followed by physics (9.5 %), biology (9.4 %), math (8.5 %), chemistry (8.2 %), physical and geographical (6.6 %), and sports science majors (4.7 %).
«Prospects for
graduates going into some of the more severely recession - hit sectors have improved significantly
in the last 12 months with all STEM and building management subjects experiencing higher employment and lower
unemployment rates,» according to a press release from the two organizations.
Unemployment increased slightly
in the more recent group, compared with the 2004 — 05 cohort analyzed by Vitae
in 2008 (from 1.7 %
in 2008 to 2.4 %
in 2010), but the economic crisis seemed to have only a very small effect on the employment prospects of recent Ph.D.
graduates.
Geoff Davis, the creator of the survey and a mathematician by training, believes that mathematics departments have been, on average, very proactive
in broadening their curricula and providing more options for their
graduates, particularly because they were hit with such high rates of
unemployment in recent years.
In a number of developing countries, this already has led to frustration and under - and
unemployment among bachelor's level
graduates.
Unemployment is at it's pick and I may even go ahead and say a majority of these
graduates don't believe
in education as the key to success anymore.
March 29, 2010 • Although the
unemployment rate for college
graduates is less than half that of high school grads, many say finding a job with a college degree is still tough
in this economy.
For recent college
graduates, finding a job
in the 21st century is often easier said than done — the economy has been slow, there are daunting
unemployment figures, and competition is tough.
Stir
in lack of teacher mobility, inadequate induction programs, poor working conditions, the lowest
unemployment in three decades, and a growing salary gap between teachers and other college
graduates — a difference of more than $ 32,000 for experienced teachers with master's degrees — and you have created the worst shortage of qualified teachers ever.
As high
unemployment rates and company downsizing have left many Americans discouraged and unsure of the future, community colleges across the country have experienced a tremendous surge
in enrollment over the past few years, with a diverse range of students, from high school
graduates to older, displaced workers, all seeking marketable skills to survive
in a competitive economy.
The survey, conducted
in 1979, indicated that the
unemployment rate for students who completed vocational - training programs while
in high school was 10 percent, compared to 16.5 percent for non-vocational students who entered the la - bor force immediately after
graduating from high school.
Studies overwhelmingly find dropouts with GEDs have worse life outcomes than real
graduates in terms of incomes,
unemployment, crime, and so on...
Only about 46 percent of children aged three through six
in families below the federal poverty line are enrolled
in center - based early childhood programming, compared to 72 percent of children
in families above the federal poverty line.1 Poor children are about 25 percent less likely to be ready for school at age five than children who are not poor.2 Once
in school, these children lag behind their better - off peers
in reading and math, are less likely to be enrolled
in college preparatory coursework, less likely to
graduate, and over 10 percent more likely to require remediation if they attend a four - year post-secondary institution.3 All of these issues compound one another to create a cycle of low opportunity: children
in poverty are less likely to achieve high educational attainment, and low educational attainment leads to lower median weekly earnings and higher rates of
unemployment.
Graduates in the UK have among the lowest rates of unemployment among developed countries - only New Zealand has a lower proportion of unemployed g
Graduates in the UK have among the lowest rates of
unemployment among developed countries - only New Zealand has a lower proportion of unemployed
graduatesgraduates.
Afterwards Veblen moved on to Yale for a PhD
in philosophy and, after seven years of
unemployment back on the family farm, did further
graduate studies at Cornell
in the social sciences.
In our study, female
graduates were more likely to be out of work, either due to
unemployment, maternity leave or illness.
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers: «
In September 2012, the unemployment rate for new college graduates — defined as college graduates ages 20 to 24 — fell to 6.3 percent from 8.3 percent in September 2011 and 9.4 percent in September 2010.&raqu
In September 2012, the
unemployment rate for new college
graduates — defined as college
graduates ages 20 to 24 — fell to 6.3 percent from 8.3 percent
in September 2011 and 9.4 percent in September 2010.&raqu
in September 2011 and 9.4 percent
in September 2010.&raqu
in September 2010.»
While college
graduates generally have half the overall
unemployment rate of high school
graduates, there has still been a marked increase
in unemployment for more recent college
graduates since 2008.
Almost 50 % of students who
graduated from college owe money to private loan companies, and with the increase
in the
unemployment rate, some are having a hard time paying off their student loans, and some have no other choice but to file for a private student loan bankruptcy.
We figured that a low
unemployment rate and little competition
in the form of other people with bachelor's degrees means it should be relatively easier to find a job as a new
graduate.
We figured that a low
unemployment rate and little competition
in the form of other people with bachelor's degrees means it should be easier to find a job as a new
graduate.
Unemployment rates remain lower and earnings remain higher for college
graduates relative to their less - educated peers, even if the rise
in overall debt threatens to consume more and more of their income and savings over time.
As new
graduates compete
in a job market where high
unemployment has been a factor since 2009, they are still faced with paying off their student loans.
A study released
in 2012 by Georgetown University's Center for Education and the Workforce found that college
graduates age 22 — 26 with humanities and liberal arts degrees had an
unemployment rate of 9.4 percent, the third worst of the 15 degree areas sampled.
Indiana, which contains 2 % of the US population, already has four ABA - accredited law schools, including two «top 30» institutions, both of which feature legal
unemployment rates for their grads of around 40 %, and which are currently placing only 20 % to 25 % of their
graduates in firms of more than ten attorneys.
The
unemployment statistics we currently see
in the legal profession are likely to rise
in light of supply changes such as higher class sizes, new law schools, and more foreign
graduates.