Employment of recent graduates weakened in 2024
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Education and researchAccording to Statistics Finland, employment of recent graduates weakened in 2024. Finding employment was easiest for those with tertiary level degrees. Altogether 88 per cent of those with master's degrees from universities and 87 per cent of those with master's degrees from universities of applied sciences found employment.
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- Seventy-one per cent of graduates were employed one year after graduation. The share of employed persons fell for the second year in a row.
- Those with qualifications in the field of health and welfare found employment easiest in 2024.
- Sixty-six per cent of those with initial vocational qualifications were employed. Seventy-four per cent of women and fiftyeight per cent of men were employed.
- The risk of unemployment was lowest for those with tertiary level education. Seven per cent of those with master's degrees were unemployed, which is two percentage points more than in the year before.
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Transition from school to further education and work [online publication].
Reference period: 2024. ISSN=1798-9469. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 25.1.2026].
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