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Compensation

Class of 2023 Starting Salaries Show Considerable Growth

September 09, 2024

By Kevin Gray

Salaries for college graduates overall continue to climb as, for the second straight year, the increase in average salary for a graduating class has surpassed 7%. Read more.

Hiring Benchmarks

As Employers Push Out Time From Interview to Offer, Student Response Time Holds Steady

August 26, 2024

By Kevin Gray

Recruiters are taking more time to extend an offer to a candidate following an interview, but the deadline for acceptance remains close to two weeks. Read more.

Trends & Predictions

NACE Quick Poll: Potential for Campus Unrest Has Little Effect on Fall Recruiting, Hiring Decisions

August 26, 2024

By Kevin Gray

The political and social unrest seen on college campuses last spring and that may potentially reignite this fall has little impact on college recruiting, according to results of a recent NACE quick poll. Read more.

Student Attitudes

Economic Security Tops Class of 2024 Wish List

June 10, 2024

By Mary Gatta and Mimi Collins

The college Class of 2024 is looking for economic security in a job, according to results of NACE’s annual student survey. Read more.

The Value of Higher Ed

The Degree Continues to Be an Important Factor in College Recruiting

May 17, 2024

By Kevin Gray

While nearly 20% of employers that responded to NACE’s Job Outlook 2024 Spring Update survey have had discussions about removing the college degree as a key requirement for entry-level positions, nearly 80% of respondents expect that there will be no change in the next two years. Read more.

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DATA BITES

4.1%

Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics

6.8% (September 2024)/
6.7% (September 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

-5.8%

Projected hiring decrease for the Class of 2024
Job Outlook 2024 Spring Update

NACE JOBWIRE

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Class of 2023 Starting Salaries Show Considerable Growth

As Employers Push Out Time From Interview to Offer, Student Response Time Holds Steady

NACE Quick Poll: Potential for Campus Unrest Has Little Effect on Fall Recruiting, Hiring Decisions

Economic Security Tops Class of 2024 Wish List

The Degree Continues to Be an Important Factor in College Recruiting

DATA BITES

4.1%

6.8% (September 2024)/
6.7% (September 2023)

7.4%

-5.8%

NACE JOBWIRE

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Class of 2023 Starting Salaries Show Considerable Growth

As Employers Push Out Time From Interview to Offer, Student Response Time Holds Steady

NACE Quick Poll: Potential for Campus Unrest Has Little Effect on Fall Recruiting, Hiring Decisions

Economic Security Tops Class of 2024 Wish List

The Degree Continues to Be an Important Factor in College Recruiting

DATA BITES

4.1%

6.8% (September 2024)/ 6.7% (September 2023)

7.4%

-5.8%

NACE JOBWIRE

6.8% (September 2024)/
6.7% (September 2023)