The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has found that nearly one in ten students were believed to be unemployed six months after graduating from UK universities in 2012. Nearly 11% of men were unemployed, compared with 7% of new female graduates, but men's average pay was higher. According to HESA nearly two-thirds of those working in the UK were in professional roles, while the remaining third were working in sectors that did not require a degree. More than 9,500 people were working in "elementary occupations", including roles such as office juniors, hospital porters, waiters and shelf-stackers. Click here for further information and analysis from the BBC.
BUT ... Graduate vacancies at major employers are at their highest since 2008, with the UK's 100 ‘leading employers’ having 4.6% more graduate jobs than in 2012, [ source High Fliers Research ]. However, there were still an average 46 applicants for each position. The report, The Graduate Market in 2013, acknowledged that in spite of this year's increase in recruitment, 'vacancies for university leavers at the UK's best known and most popular employers remain below the pre-recession intake seen in 2007'.
BUT ... Graduate vacancies at major employers are at their highest since 2008, with the UK's 100 ‘leading employers’ having 4.6% more graduate jobs than in 2012, [ source High Fliers Research ]. However, there were still an average 46 applicants for each position. The report, The Graduate Market in 2013, acknowledged that in spite of this year's increase in recruitment, 'vacancies for university leavers at the UK's best known and most popular employers remain below the pre-recession intake seen in 2007'.
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