The line graph illustrates the percentages of
graduates
in Australia who found full-time employment after university and their income from 2004 to 2012
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Overall
, the percentage of Linking Words
math
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graduates
remained relatively stable, Use synonyms
while
their salaries increased. Both groups' salaries rose over the period, with Linking Words
math
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graduates
earning more from 2008 onwards.
In 2004, around 80% of Use synonyms
math
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graduates
found full-time employment, compared with approximately 60% of other Use synonyms
graduates
. The figure for Use synonyms
math
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graduates
increased slightly to 85% in 2008 before falling to 75% in 2012. Meanwhile, the proportion of other Use synonyms
graduates
peaked at about 88% in 2006, and Use synonyms
then
declined steadily to 60% by the end of the period.
Regarding salaries, both groups started at $41,000 in 2004 and saw an increase to $43,000 in 2006. Linking Words
However
, Linking Words
math
graduated experience a sharp rise, earning $50,000 in 2008 and reaching $56,000 in 2012. In comparison, the earnings of other Use synonyms
graduates
increased more gradually, from $45,000 in 2008 to $51,000 in 2012.Use synonyms