The table illustrates the employment of students across four different nations in the UK after their first courses in 2001. The data was categorized into permanent, temporary, overseas, and total employment. Overall, the highest percentage of the total employment was recorded in Scotland, while the opposite was true for Northern Ireland.
With regard to permanent employment, the percentage of graduates in Scotland accounted for the highest, at 43.6%. This was followed by England and Wales, at 33% and 30%, respectively. In contrast, the figure for Northern Ireland was significantly lower, with 20%.
Concerning the temporary employment, 23% of graduates in England belonged to this cohort, 3% higher than that of Scotland. Moreover, The proportion of individuals with first degree in Wales constituted 12.4%, meanwhile that of Northern Ireland was marginally lower, at 8.6%.
Turning to overseas employment, in contrast, the share of graduates in Northern Ireland with initial degree in this bracket was 5%, which was double than those of Wales, Scotland, England, ranging from 2.3 to 2.9.
Remaining the total employment, the overall ratio of employment in Scotland ranked first with 66.4%, followed by England at 58.3%. Furthermore, the figures for Wale and Northern Ireland were considerable lower, at 45.3% and 33.6%, respectively.