DATA BITES
4.1%
Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics
4.1% (December 2024)/
3.8% (December 2023)
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