DATA BITES
4.0%
Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics
6.2% (May 2024)/
4.4% (May 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