DATA BITES
3.9%
Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics
5.3% (February 2024)/
4.6% (February 2023)
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
-1.9%
Projected hiring decrease for the Class of 2024
Job Outlook 2024
NACE JOBWIRE