HC Deb 18 January 1996 vol 269 cc692-3W
Mr. McAvoy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the level of graduate unemployment in each of the last five years. [9599]

Mr. Forth

Information on the level of unemployment amongst newly qualified graduates and among all graduates in the labour force is given in the following table:

Unemployment rates for newly qualified graduates (Great Britain)
Year of qualification Percentage unemployed six months after graduation
1990 8
1991 12
1992 13
1993 12
1994 10

Source:

Surveys of first destinations of graduates.

Unemployment rates for all graduates in the labour farce (UK)
Year Percentage unemployed
1991 3.7
1992 4.4
1993 5.0
1994 4.3
1995 4.2

Source:

Labour Force Survey.