First Destination Statistics 2000-01 Graduates, Diplomates and Postgraduates from Leeds Metropolitan University.

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The Main Points:

First Degree Graduates:

• The number of graduates surveyed was a record 2,903. This compares to 2,742 in 2000 and 2512 in 1999.
  
  
• The number of graduates entering employment has increased from 1654 in 2000 to 1733 in 2001. The proportion finding employment has fallen from 76.9% in 2000 to 74% in 2001.
  
  
• The number of graduates finding permanent work has increased from 1,199 in 2000 to 1,209 in 2001. The number of graduates finding temporary work has also increased from 317 in 2000 to 501 in 2001.
  
  
• The proportion of graduates entering further study or training has grown from 9.3% or 179 in 2000 to 10.29% or 241 in 2001.
  
  
• Unemployment amongst graduates has fallen both numerically and proportionally. In 2000 217 or 11.1% of graduates were still seeking employment on the 3rd January 2001 compared to 178 or 7.6% on the 3rd January 2002.
  
  
• Of those UK domiciled graduates, 45.3% entered employment in the Yorkshire & Humber region. 29.4% of these graduates found work in Leeds.
  
  
• The proportion of graduates responding to the first destination survey increased from 78.4% in 2000 to 80.7% in 2001. A total of 560 graduate destinations remain unknown for 2001 a fall from 591in 2000.
  
  
• The university produced 6.8% more full-time female graduates than male in 2001. The women are more likely to find employment or further study/training than their male counterparts. They were also more inclined to complete and return their first destination survey.

Diplomates:

• The number of students receiving diplomas rose from 340 in 2000 to 417 in 2001 - an increase of 18.5%.
  
  
• The number of diplomates entering employment has risen from 86 or 29.9% in 2000 to 89 or 30.2% in 2001.
  
  
• The number of diplomates entering further study or training has fallen both numerically and proportionally. In 2000 190 or 66% undertook further study/training compared to 183 or 62% in 2001.
  
  
• Unemployment amongst diplomates remained the same at 7 in 2000 and 7 in 2001. Proportionally the figures were also the same at 2.4%.
  
  
• The number of diplomates responding to the first destination survey has risen from 288 in 2000 to 295 in 2001. The response rate has increased from 84.2% to 84.7%.
  
  
• The university produced 27.5% more male full-time diplomates than female in 2001 compared to 23.5% in 2000. The men were more likely to continue onto first degree study whilst women were more likely than men to find employment.

Post Graduates:

• The number of postgraduates surveyed was 445 compared to 648 in 2000. The response rate increased marginally from 55.4% to 58.2%.
  
  
• The proportion of postgraduates entering employment was 71.4% in 2001 compared to 84.4% in 2000.
  
  
• The number of postgraduates entering further study was 37 or 14.3% - of which 21 undertook a higher degree.
  
  
• 11 postgraduates were still seeking employment/further study on the 3rd January 2002, which represents a proportion of 4.2%. This is a decrease of 1.4% compared to the 2000 figure of 5.6%.

Employers, Occupations and Further Study

• The largest single employer of Leeds Met 'graduates' continues to be Leeds City Council, with a total of 67 - this figure represents a significant increase from the 2000 figure of 45. The second largest employer is once again the United Leeds Health trust with 36 graduates employed.
  
  
• The largest private sector recruiters are Halifax (21), Green Flag (16) BT and BT Cellnet (15), Marks & Spencer (10) and British Gas (8).
  
  
• The number of graduates recruited into large private sector companies has increased slightly. The five largest recruiters of Leeds Met graduates employed 62 in 1998, 61 in 1999, 68 in 2000 and 70 in 2001.
  
  
• The most popular occupations are those in the Health Service, teaching, recruitment, computer consultation & operation, sales and social work. However, as seen in last year's survey, very large numbers of graduates are now entering clerical & customer service related occupations as their first employment destination.
  
  
• Analysis of the destinations by employer type (or industrial classification) shows education to be the largest employment sector followed by hospitals, telecommunications, hotels and restaurants, recruitment and banking.

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