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72.3 percent of 2018 bachelor's degree recipients were employed in October 2018
May 31, 2019
There were 1.8 million people ages 20 to 29 who earned college degrees between January and October 2018. About 1.1 million of these recent degree recipients earned a bachelor’s degree, 352,000 earned an advanced degree, and 374,000 earned an associate degree. Among recent bachelor’s degree recipients, 72.3 percent were employed in October 2018.
Employment–population ratios for recent college degree recipients ages 20 to 29, by degree type, October 2007–October 2018
Year
Associate degree
Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree
2007
80.0%
77.6%
90.3%
2008
74.9
77.7
79.4
2009
69.3
68.8
80.8
2010
68.6
70.1
79.5
2011
77.5
72.5
83.2
2012
74.4
73.1
74.3
2013
73.7
72.6
78.0
2014
72.9
70.6
81.2
2015
65.5
76.7
79.3
2016
73.3
70.9
79.8
2017
79.8
77.6
77.5
2018
75.0
72.3
80.7
Twenty percent (or 224,000) of recent bachelor's degree recipients were enrolled in school in October 2018. These recent graduates who were enrolled in school were much less likely to be employed (47.9 percent) than those who were not enrolled (78.5 percent).
Among people who received an advanced degree between January and October 2018, 80.7 percent were employed in October 2018. Among 2018 associate degree recipients, 75.0 percent were employed in October 2018.
United States Department of Labor
