Percentage of Unemployed Graduates IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

Compared to around 7.5% and just above 5% in January 2008 and April 2008, respectively. For women, there were 10% of graduates who were unemployed in January 2008, a tiny decrease to about 7.5% in April, and no change until July 2008. In April and July 2008, the unemployment rate for men and women was the same. Beginning in October 2008 and continuing through July 2009, a comparable pattern may be seen in the percentage of graduates without employment. In October 2008, the unemployment rate for males with graduate degrees was just over 15%; it then substantially decreased to about 12% in January 2009. It then increased to just over 10% in July 2009. Interestingly, the number of unemployed female graduates fell steadily from October 2008 to April 2009, but shot up dramatically in July 2009. After July 2009, there was a noticeable rise in the unemployment rate for both sexes. It eventually peaked in October 2009 at just under 15% for women and around 23% for men. 

The main focus has been on the months of January to October in 2008 and 2009. These years have experienced massive changes in terms of increased unemployment among the graduates that changed within a year. As of January 2008, the percentage of graduates was 10% of male and 8% of women in the country who were unemployed. The number of male and female unemployed graduates were 13% and 9% in January 2009 which simply implies the number of male unemployed graduates has increased within a year. This accounts for an increase in unemployment of graduates constituting 16% of male and 11% of women unemployed graduates in 2008 which increased further to 22% of male unemployed graduates and 14% of women. The differences have been identified over a period of one year from October 2008 to October 2009. It may be identified that in the months of 2008 from April-July 2008 unemployed graduates were below 10% while the numbers increased to more than 15% for the male graduates and more than 10% for the female graduates in the same year in October. Similarly, these numbers started decreasing from January 2009 when the male graduates unemployed were down to 12% till April 2009 and it went to as low as 6% and as high as 10% by July 2009 for the women which is still higher than the previous year of 2008. Hence, it can be seen that over the two years, the number of male unemployed graduates were compared to women.

The focus has been on the months of January to October in 2008 and 2009 for the unemployed male and female graduates. These years have experienced major changes in terms of increased unemployment among the recent graduates that changed within a year. As of January 2008, there were 10% of male and 8% of women in the country who were unemployed graduates. Further, during the same time next year the number of male and female unemployed graduates were 13% and 9% in January 2009 which simply implies the number of male unemployed graduates has increased within a year more than the number of women. This accounts for an increase in unemployment of graduates constituting 16% of male and 11% of women unemployed graduates in October 2008 which increased further to 22% of male unemployed graduates and 14% of women in October 2009. It may be identified that in the months of 2008 from April-July, unemployed graduates were below 10% while the numbers increased in the same year in October to more than 15% for the male graduates and more than 10% for the female graduates. Similarly, these numbers started to come down from January 2009 when the male graduates unemployed were 12% till April 2009 and it went to as low as 6% and as high as 10% by July 2009 for the women which is still higher than the previous year of 2008.