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Hiring Up 7.3% for the College Class of 2025

November 07, 2024

By Kevin Gray

Hiring for the college Class of 2025 is expected to increase 7.3% over hiring for the Class of 2024, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2025 survey. Read more.

Skills-Based Hiring

Nearly Two-Thirds of Employers Use Skills-based Hiring Practices for New Entry-level Hires

November 07, 2024

By Mary Gatta

Close to two-thirds of employers responding to the Job Outlook 2025 survey reported that they use skills-based hiring practices for new entry-level hires, and more than half use these practices always or most of the time in their hiring process. Read more.

First Destinations

Class of 2023: Nearly 85% of Bachelor’s Grads Employed or Continuing Education Within Six Months of Graduation

October 28, 2024

By Kevin Gray

Nearly 85% of Class of 2023 bachelor’s degree graduates and nearly 90% of master’s degree graduates were employed or engaged in further education within six months of graduation. Read more.

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First Destinations for the College Class of 2023

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The Value of Higher Ed

The Degree Continues to Be an Important Factor in College Recruiting

May 17, 2024

By Kevin Gray

While nearly 20% of employers that responded to NACE’s Job Outlook 2024 Spring Update survey have had discussions about removing the college degree as a key requirement for entry-level positions, nearly 80% of respondents expect that there will be no change in the next two years. Read more.

DATA BITES

4.1%

Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics

7.2% (October 2024)/
6.0% (October 2023)

Unemployment rate, bachelor’s degree grads age 20 – 24
Bureau of Labor Statistics

7.4%

Overall increase in average starting salary, Class of 2022 over Class of 2021
Summer 2023 Salary Survey

-5.8%

Projected hiring decrease for the Class of 2024
Job Outlook 2024 Spring Update

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Hiring Up 7.3% for the College Class of 2025

Nearly Two-Thirds of Employers Use Skills-based Hiring Practices for New Entry-level Hires

Class of 2023: Nearly 85% of Bachelor’s Grads Employed or Continuing Education Within Six Months of Graduation

First Destinations for the College Class of 2023

The Degree Continues to Be an Important Factor in College Recruiting

DATA BITES

4.1%

7.2% (October 2024)/
6.0% (October 2023)

7.4%

-5.8%

NACE JOBWIRE

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Hiring Up 7.3% for the College Class of 2025

Nearly Two-Thirds of Employers Use Skills-based Hiring Practices for New Entry-level Hires

Class of 2023: Nearly 85% of Bachelor’s Grads Employed or Continuing Education Within Six Months of Graduation

First Destinations for the College Class of 2023

The Degree Continues to Be an Important Factor in College Recruiting

DATA BITES

4.1%

7.2% (October 2024)/ 6.0% (October 2023)

7.4%

-5.8%

NACE JOBWIRE

7.2% (October 2024)/
6.0% (October 2023)