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The table below shows the employment of students from four countries in the UK after their first courses in 2001. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Model Answer
The given table illustrates the employment status of first degree graduates from four European nations in 2001. A cursory glance at the graph is enough to make it clear that the maximum Scottish graduates got employment, whereas the minimum graduates from Northern Ireland got jobs in the given year.
Out of the total Scottish graduates, 66.4% got employed and out of these 43.6% got permanent jobs, 20.2% got temporary jobs, but only 2.6% were employed in other countries. The degree holders from England showed a similar pattern, with 58.3% landing into some sort of a job. 33% got permanent job, 23% got adhoc employment and the remaining 2.9% went for overseas jobs.
In total, 45.3% Welsh graduates got hired, of which 30% had perment jobs, 12.4% had temporary jobs and only 2.9% had overseas jobs.
Overall, it is interesting to note that although the recruitment rate of grads from Northern Ireland was the lowest, yet the highest went for overseas employment among the given four countries.