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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alex Daniel

UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade

A student celebrating his graduation from The London School of Economics (LSE) walks through the university campus
The figures point to a sharp worsening in the graduate market compared with a decade ago. Photograph: RichardBaker/Alamy

Graduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since they started being tracked a decade ago, according to a recruiting website.

Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, Adzuna reported on Monday, down 45% compared with the same point last year and the lowest since the company started gathering the data in 2016.

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