The charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008.

The charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did

not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008.
The two bar charts depict the post-graduation career paths of UK graduates and postgraduates in 2008, excluding those who entered full-time employment. Both groups show similar trends, with
further
education being the most popular option, followed by part-time
work
, unemployment, and volunteering, which had the fewest participants. Among graduates, just under 30, 000 pursued
further
studies,
while
16, 235 were unemployed—approximately half that number. Those engaged in part-time
work
numbered slightly higher at 17, 735. Volunteering was the least common choice, with five times fewer participants than part-time
work
.
In contrast
, the number of graduates in the study was nearly ten times greater than postgraduates. Among postgraduates, 2, 735 chose
further
education,
while
1, 675 were unemployed. Interestingly, part-time
work
deviated from the tenfold pattern, with a relatively high figure of 2, 600.
Lastly
, volunteering remained the least popular choice, with just 300 participants.
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  • Graduate
  • Postgraduate
  • Full-time work
  • Further education
  • Part-time work
  • Unemployment
  • Volunteering
  • Traveling
  • Gap year
  • Career progression
  • Job market
  • Transition
  • Academic life
  • Professional sphere
  • Economic factors
  • Social factors
  • Financial crisis
  • Long-term impact
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