This graph shows recent university graduates responses to a survey question of how confident they were that they would reach a certain level of financial and employment security within the next 10 years. The survey was conducted in the United States in 2012. 32 percent of graduates surveyed said they thought they would have a job with good job security within the next few years.
U.S. college graduates confidence in their employment and financial future in 2012
Characteristic
Already there
Next few years
A number of years off
10 years or more/never
Be able to afford to buy your own home
28%
25%
31%
14%
Be able to start a family
32%
29%
26%
11%
Have a job where you earned enough to lead a comfortable life
18%
42%
29%
7%
Have a job with good job security
33%
32%
23%
8%
Have a job that provides good quality, affordable health care
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (May 10, 2012). U.S. college graduates confidence in their employment and financial future in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235260/us-college-graduates-confidence-in-future/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "U.S. college graduates confidence in their employment and financial future in 2012." Chart. May 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235260/us-college-graduates-confidence-in-future/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2012). U.S. college graduates confidence in their employment and financial future in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235260/us-college-graduates-confidence-in-future/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "U.S. College Graduates Confidence in Their Employment and Financial Future in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235260/us-college-graduates-confidence-in-future/
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