Graduate job vacancies drop by almost 50% in a year, survey suggests
Adzuna said 8,383 graduate vacancies were listed in July, while competition rose to 2.14 jobseekers per opening, the highest level since tracking began in 2016.
- Adzuna reported graduate vacancies plummeted nearly 50% year-on-year to 8,383 in July, down from 15,397. Competition intensified to 2.14 applicants per vacancy from 1.93 at the same time last year.
- Employers are replacing entry-level positions with automation to manage rising national insurance and minimum wage expenses. This shift has forced a contraction across healthcare, nursing, hospitality, and logistics sectors.
- July's graduate vacancy count of 8,383 marks the lowest level recorded since 2016 when Adzuna began tracking this data. Adzuna co-founder Andrew Hunter called July's numbers "a step backwards, not a blip."
- Reacting to the findings, journalist Lewis Goodall described the decline as "rapidly developing into a national crisis," citing profound generational inequities affecting young people across Britain.
- Earlier this year, the Office for National Statistics revealed that over one million young people aged 16–24 were not in education, employment, or training, known as Neet. This broader crisis underscores urgency.
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