Males fare worse initially as graduate unemployment rises
Male and female graduate unemployment worsened between December 2008 and December 2009. Graduate unemployment rose by 25 per cent, from 11.1 per cent to 14.0 per cent. But the position appears to be far worse for males than for females. In December 2009, 17.2 per cent of recent young male graduates were unemployed compared to 11.2 per cent of female graduates.
However, male graduates in work are more likely to be in a 'graduate' job and to be paid more.
The analysis of gender differences comes in a report Male and Female Participation and Progression in Higher Education, published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) on 4 July 2010. An executive summary is available.
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Created on: 04 July 2010
Last updated: 04 July 2010