§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of graduates were claiming unemployment benefit a year after completing their university courses in each of the past five years in Wales. [134907]
§ Mr. HansonInformation is not available in the form requested. The latest available figures on unemployment rates of newly qualified graduates are given. These show the position six months after graduation from higher education institutions in Wales.
First degree full time graduates from higher education institutions in Wales who were assumed to be unemployed six months after graduation1 Year of graduation Percentage 1994–952 9.1 1995–96 7.6 1996–97 7.1 1997–98 5.6 1998–99 5.1 1Data do not indicate whether graduates were claiming unemployment benefit or not. 21994–95 data were collected only for students obtaining qualifications in a 10 month period (1 October 1994 to 31 July 1995) whereafter from 1995–96 onwards, data relate to students qualifying in a 12 month period (1 August to 31 July). Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency