A robust graduate jobs market combined with a sharp rise in students taking postgraduate courses has led to the lowest
graduate unemployment rate since 1989, reveals the latest What do graduates do?
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.
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.
Although the
unemployment rate is the lowest value since 2007, some
graduates still have a hard time finding a job.
Consider employer demands for two - tiered wages for new hires, a stubbornly high youth
unemployment rate, soaring personal debt, the ubiquity of unpaid internships, chronic underemployment of post-secondary
graduates, or the growing incidence of youth mental illness.
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.
Clearly, even as important numbers such as the
unemployment rate improve,
graduates are still struggling to handle their burdensome student debt.
The
unemployment rate for college
graduates is 2.5 % and their labor force participation
rate is 74.1 %.
We have a Slice on page 12 that mentions the incredibly high
unemployment rate for recent college
graduates.
President Mahama blamed the
unemployment rate among
graduates in the country on lack of proper practical experience.
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.
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?
«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.
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.
And the fact that
unemployment rates rose for S&E
graduates during a period when the overall U.S. employment
rate was falling, he pointed out, «is a strong indicator of developing surpluses of workers, not shortages.»
The overall
unemployment rate for college
graduates, meanwhile, was dropping rapidly, from 3.2 % to 2.2 % between 1992 and 1996.
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.
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.
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.
Even at the height of the Great Recession, the
unemployment rate for young college
graduates was still half of the
unemployment rate for young high school
graduates (7.5 % v. 16.8 %).
Since then, the
unemployment rate for young college
graduates has come down to 4 percent, while the
unemployment rate for all young adults is still over 9 percent.
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.
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.
At the other end of the scale, based on figures for 2014, Greece and Spain have the highest
rates of
graduate unemployment.
We started by looking at the
unemployment rate for college
graduates, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Its wage premium for college
graduates is the ninth - highest among the cities we looked at, and the
unemployment rate for the college educated is just 3.6 percent.
The city has an
unemployment rate of just 3 percent for college
graduates, and people with a bachelor's degree can expect to make 86 percent more than those with just a high school diploma.
The city's
unemployment rate for college
graduates is just 2.6 percent — the third lowest on this list — and the premium for a four - year diploma is 89 percent.
College
graduates should have no problem finding work here, with the
unemployment rate for people with a bachelor's degree at 3.5 percent, and pay for the group is 76 percent higher than for less educated folks.
When it comes to college
graduates» job prospects, they can expect a wage premium of 89 percent, and an
unemployment rate of 3.6 percent.
The area has an
unemployment rate of just 2.8 percent for college
graduates, and a degree brings a 71 percent wage premium.
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.»
Recent college
graduates have experienced high
rates of
unemployment as a result of the recession.
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.
According to Pew Research, college - educated Millennials earn on average $ 17,500 more a year than their peers with only a high school education, and the
unemployment rate for college
graduates is just 3.8 percent versus 12.2 percent for high school
graduates.
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.
College
graduates have another important advantage as well: lower
unemployment rates.
Two other key points from the Brookings analysis: 1) for - profit schools remain the primary driver of high student loan defaults, and 2) black college
graduates default at five times the
rate of white college
graduates, due to persistent
unemployment, higher use of for - profit colleges and lower parental income and assets.
It might be validated by the fact that the
unemployment rate for college
graduates (7.8 %) is less than half of that for high school
graduates (16.5 %).
From
unemployment rates of college
graduates vs. non-college
graduates, to student loan debt and the importance of saving early, the facts speak for themselves.
Although the
unemployment rate for college
graduates is significantly lower than the overall
rate, Credit Sesame wanted to see how
unemployment statistics vary by college major.
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.
Rising student loan debt and a high
unemployment rate may prevent college
graduates from achieving financial goals and spill over into the U.S. economy, according to a recent report.
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.
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.