§ Jane GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the rate of unemployment of newly graduated students has been for each of the last 10 years. [46335]
§ Margaret HodgeThe latest available information, which shows the unemployment rates for newly qualified graduates six months after graduation, is shown in the table. Information for students graduating in 2001 will be available in June 2002. As at spring 2001, the unemployment rate for all graduates in the population, at 2.4 per cent., was around half that for the workforce as a whole, at 4.6 per cent.
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Destinations of full-time first degree students from higher education institutions in England of which, those who were unemployed1: Year of graduation Total graduates with known destination Numbers Percentage 1990 83,340 7,280 8.7 1991 87,380 11,070 12.7 1992 96,660 13,750 14.2 1993 108,360 14,040 13.0 1994 121,390 12,870 10.6 1995 136,450 12,510 9.2 1996 145,930 11,780 8.1 1997 146,490 10,140 6.9 1998 147,890 8,570 5.8 1999 152,400 8,430 5.5 2000(2) 145,540 7,680 5.4 1. Based on the employment position of graduates six months after graduation.
2. Covers UK domiciled and EU students only; figures for previous years cover UK domiciled, EU and other overseas students.