Half of graduates still unemployed six months after university had job offers: Gan Siow Huang

SINGAPORE: Half of the respondents in a university graduate employment poll&nbsp, who were unemployed six months after graduation had received job offers, Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang said on Friday ( Mar 7 ). &nbsp,

In this class, two-thirds were going to start work “in expected training”, while the remaining one-third rejected the provides for various reasons.

She was responding to questions in congress based on results from the Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey published in February. &nbsp,

Of 12, 500 new grads surveyed in 2024, 87.1 per cent were employed within six weeks of completing their final examination, &nbsp, dropping from 89.6 per cent&nbsp, in 2023.

Among those who found jobs, 79.5 per cent secured a full-time work, a decline from 84.1 per share the year before. &nbsp,

On Friday, Ms Gan said that while the employment market was limited in 2024, there was lower hiring desire and fewer jobs. &nbsp,

” We also&nbsp, observed some alumni taking longer to secure full-time&nbsp, work in 2024″, she added. &nbsp,

Together, these elements may have contributed to the increases in full-time career and increase in unemployment reported in the study, she said.