This statistic shows the next steps that graduates who graduated for the first time took in the United Kingdom (UK) in terms of employment in 2016/17. The vast majority of first time graduates went into full-time work with a total of approximately 60 percent. 4.6 percent of the graduates were unemployed.
Share of graduates by employment activity in the United Kingdom in 2016/17
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HESA. (August 1, 2018). Share of graduates by employment activity in the United Kingdom in 2016/17 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/376112/what-graduates-did-next-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
HESA. "Share of graduates by employment activity in the United Kingdom in 2016/17." Chart. August 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376112/what-graduates-did-next-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
HESA. (2018). Share of graduates by employment activity in the United Kingdom in 2016/17. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376112/what-graduates-did-next-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
HESA. "Share of Graduates by Employment Activity in The United Kingdom in 2016/17." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376112/what-graduates-did-next-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
HESA, Share of graduates by employment activity in the United Kingdom in 2016/17 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376112/what-graduates-did-next-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Share of graduates by employment activity in the United Kingdom in 2016/17 [Graph], HESA, August 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/376112/what-graduates-did-next-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/