The number of advertised graduate job vacancies drops to 8,383 in the latest month, according to recruitment data cited by outlets. The figure represents a 45.6% decline compared with the same month a year earlier.
The reporting points to a deterioration in the graduate labour market, described as the worst in at least the past 10 years based on the data series referenced. While the sources rely on the same underlying dataset (Adzuna) and focus on the month-on-year change in advertised openings, they highlight the extent of the decline as evidence of weaker hiring for recent graduates. No additional causes—such as sector-specific performance, wage changes, or employer recruitment decisions—are provided in the cited material beyond the vacancy statistics themselves.
