DATA BITES
4.0%
Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics
5.4% (January 2025)/
4.8% (January 2024)
Unemployment rate, bachelor’s degree grads age 20 – 24
Bureau of Labor Statistics
7.3%
Projected increase in hiring for Class of 2025
Job Outlook 2025
$63,721
Mean starting salary, Class of 2023 bachelor’s degree graduates
Dashboard—First Destinations for the Class of 2023
NACE JOBWIRE