Employment, high-skilled employment, unemployment and inactivity rates by graduate type (postgraduates, graduates and non-graduates) in 2022 and 2023.

This is an excel spreadsheet containing all the tables used in the Graduates in the Labour Market Report. Including: headline figures, unemployment and inactivity rates back to 1992, information on male and female graduates and information on outcomes for graduates with undergraduate degrees.

Employment, high-skilled employment, inactivity and unemployment rates by graduate type (postgraduates, graduates and non-graduates) from 2007-2023.

This report analyses graduate unemployment over the recent past and considers the wages of graduates in the UK.

Source agency: Office for National Statistics

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Graduates in the UK labour market

Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of study, level and field of study and gender.

The employment rate for university graduates in England was 87.6 percent in 2024, compared with 68 percent for non-graduates. People with postgraduate degrees had an even higher employment rate than those with an undergraduate degree, at 90 percent.

Statistics on the labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, including the employment status and estimated gross annual earnings, are presented by the province of study, the level of study, the field of study, sex and work-integrated learning (WIL) participation.

There were 14 million graduates in the UK in July to September 2017, following a steady increase over the past decade. These tables show employment, skill level of jobs, industry, pay, unemployment and comparison of male and female graduates.

Explore Education Statistics data set Employment rate by graduate type from Graduate labour market statistics

Heterogeneity in the estimates of the association between graduate labour market outcomes and dissatisfaction (Bachelor 2019 and 2014).

High school graduates in their twenties have consistently experienced a higher unemployment rate than college graduates in the same age range. However, the unemployment gap between the two education groups has recently narrowed, reaching its lowest level since the late 1970s. This Economic Commentary shows that this narrowing coincides with a decades-long decline, one that began around 2000, in the job-finding rate among young college graduates.

This table contains data on the labour market position of graduates in higher education to: — graduating direction; — gender; — age; — origin grouping; — periods; — leveling moments.

Data available from: academic year 1999/'00. Frequency: stop it.

Status of the figures: These are definitive figures.

This table has been discontinued in connection with a redesign. Six Statline tables, three tables (on the labour market position, characteristics of employment and wages of employed graduates), each for two groups of graduates, are for the discontinued table replaced. See paragraph 3 for the links to the relevant tables. Status of the figures: These are definitive figures.

Changes compared to the previous version: This table has been discontinued.

The purpose of the study: to get information on professional integration into labor market of those who completed their undergraduate or integrated (combines undergraduate and graduate) studies in Lithuanian universities in 2000-2009. Major investigated questions: respondents were asked what Lithuanian university and what field of studies they finished. Respondents were also asked when they completed undergraduate studies; whether they completed a graduate studies and whether they have a PhD degree. Respondents were asked whether they completed full-time or part-time studies and how they would evaluate results of their studies. Respondents were asked whether they paid for their studies and what would be their choice, if they have the opportunity to re-take a decision on their studies. They were also asked whether they studied abroad and whether improved their professional qualifications after graduation to. Respondents were asked what their total work experience is and whether they have longer than 3 months of continuous work experience abroad. They were also asked whether they worked during their studies and in the period after graduation till the survey longer than for 3 months. If respondents did not work, they were asked to define the main reason. Respondents were asked how much time passed after the first graduation till they got their first job for longer than 3 months period without a break and how they got their first a job. They were also asked to assess what level of education would have been sufficient for their first job and whether the first job corresponded with the field of their studies. Respondents were also asked whether they worked by their profession and in how many workplaces they worked after graduation. Respondents were asked how many times after their graduation they actively looked for work and it lasted more than three months before they found it. They were also asked whether they currently have a permanent job, what position they hold and in what sector they work, what their personal average income per month is. Respondents also identified different factors which influenced their current position in the labor market, as well as the level of education they think would be sufficient in carrying out their current work. Respondents assessed applicability of their professional knowledge gained during studies in their current work, as well as satisfaction with their work. Respondents were asked to compare their current situation in the labor market (including the type of work, duties, salaries, etc.) with the future work expectations they had during their undergraduate studies. They were also asked about their parents' education and the average income. Respondents were also asked whether they are involved in organized collective leisure activities. Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, marital status, number of minors in the family, size of the place of residence, the size of a city (village) in which respondent works.