The table provides information about the proportion of first-degree graduates from Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland who were employed in 2001.
Overall, the majority of first-degree graduates from all four countries had permanent work, followed by those who were employed for a temporary period. As for individual countries, Scotland boasted the highest percentage of employment for graduates, while the figures for Northern Ireland were the lowest, except for overseas employment.
In 2001, Scotland led the list with the highest proportion of permanent employment, at 43,6%, while temporary and overseas employment accounted for respective figures of 20,2% and 2,6%, leading to a total percentage of 66,4%. Following this, the proportion of first-degree graduates who were employed temporarily stood at 23%, surpassing all the remaining countries in this category. However, permanent and overseas employment consisted of 33% and 2,3%, respectively, totaling 58,3%.
As for Wales, well under a third of the graduates had permanent employment compared to 12,4% of employers working for a temporary period and 2,9% of those employed abroad, resulting in 45,3% of total employment rates. Northern Ireland, on the other hand, recorded the lowest employment levels across all categories except for overseas employment. To be more precise, 20% of first-degree graduates was at 20%, whereas those employed temporarily comprised 8,6%, albeit a significant 5% of them were working overseas.