DATA BITES
3.8%
Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics
4.6% (FEBRUARY 2022)/
8.6% (FEBRUARY 2021)
Unemployment rate, bachelor’s degree grads age 20 – 24
Bureau of Labor Statistics
$55,260
Average starting salary, Class of 2020 bachelor’s degree graduate
Summer 2021 Salary Survey
26.6%
Projected hiring increase for the Class of 2022
Job Outlook 2022