Transition from school to further education and work

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Finding employment became more difficult for recent graduates in 2009 02 Mar 2011 Finding employment became more difficult for recent graduates in 2009. According to Statistics Finland, their rate of employment was 68 per cent, or good three percentage points lower than in the year before. Finding employment was most difficult for attainers of upper secondary vocational qualifications. Their rate of employment was 67 per cent, having been 74 per cent twelve months earlier. The rate of employment among attainers of polytechnic degrees was 85 per cent, or four percentage points lower than in the previous year. The proportion of those with higher university degrees, such as master's degrees, having found employment was 86 per cent, or two percentage points lower than in the previous year. Those with doctor's degrees found employment as easily as in the year before. Next release: 6 Mar 2012
Description:	These statistics examine graduates' employment and entry into further education, and their regional transition within a given time period from graduation. The phenomena are described at the end of the year according to transition to employment, unemployment, further studies, military service or other activity. In addition, the statistics describe the transition by area, industry, employer sector or other information. The statistics are produced by combining a number of Statistics Finland’s individual-based data files. No surveys are conducted among graduates. Read full description >>>

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Statistics Finland

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Latest release:
Finding employment became more difficult for recent graduates in 2009
02 Mar 2011
Finding employment became more difficult for recent graduates in 2009. According to Statistics Finland, their rate of employment was 68 per cent, or good three percentage points lower than in the year before. Finding employment was most difficult for attainers of upper secondary vocational qualifications. Their rate of employment was 67 per cent, having been 74 per cent twelve months earlier. The rate of employment among attainers of polytechnic degrees was 85 per cent, or four percentage points lower than in the previous year. The proportion of those with higher university degrees, such as master's degrees, having found employment was 86 per cent, or two percentage points lower than in the previous year. Those with doctor's degrees found employment as easily as in the year before.

Next release:
6 Mar 2012

Description:

These statistics examine graduates' employment and entry into further education, and their regional transition within a given time period from graduation. The phenomena are described at the end of the year according to transition to employment, unemployment, further studies, military service or other activity. In addition, the statistics describe the transition by area, industry, employer sector or other information. The statistics are produced by combining a number of Statistics Finland’s individual-based data files. No surveys are conducted among graduates.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Transition from school to further education and work [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-9469. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 9.2.2012].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/sijk/index_en.html.

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