24 July 2014 
Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager
HESA has published the results of the annual Destination of Leavers in Higher Education (DLHE) survey, showing that 57.7% of 2012/13 leavers were in full-time employment 6-months after leaving university – an increase from 55.1% the year before. Just 6.2% were unemployed, compared to a national youth unemployment average of 17.8%, and down from 7.1% the year before.
The survey summary breaks the results down by gender, region, qualification obtained, and subject area, amongst others, and displays them graphically. The graph by gender and qualification level (below) shows that female postgraduates were most likely to find employment after leaving. The graph by subject area (also below) shows that leavers in medicine, dentistry, and the veterinary sciences were most likely to move straight into full-time employment.
