DATA BITES
3.8%
Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics
7.1% (AUGUST 2023)/
5.3% (AUGUST 2022)
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
3.9%
Projected hiring increase for the Class of 2023
Job Outlook 2023 Spring Update
NACE JOBWIRE