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More difficult to obtain employment after      graduation from higher vocational education programmes Senaste statistiken The economic downturn in recent years has led to a weaker labour market for graduates from vocational higher education programmes. The proportion of those employed one year after graduation continues to decline and is now 81 percent. Furthermore, the share of graduates working in occupations aligned with their field of study is also decreasing. 2025-12-17 Entry into the labour market Many satisfied with their work Senaste statistiken About half of those who graduated from an upper secondary vocational programme three years ago and now work have an occupation that largely corresponds to their education. Among them, more than half are of the opinion that they have learnt what is needed for their work, and an equally large proportion are very satisfied with their work. 2023-12-07 Entry into the labour market More graduates from higher vocational education in work in 2022 Senaste statistiken The labour market for higher vocational education graduates has started to recover after the covid-19 pandemic. Once again, more than 90 percent of graduates now have work as their primary activity the year after graduating. However, the proportion of those working in occupations that are consistent with their attended programme has not yet returned to the pre-pandemic level. 2022-12-19 Entry into the labour market Entry into the labour market among people who completed higher education in 2017/18 Senaste statistiken Most graduates of higher education in 2017/18 quickly found a job that for the most part matched their higher education studies. Graduates from programmes leading to a professional qualification found a matching job quickest: half of them found a job already before they graduated. Three years after graduating from higher education, 9 in 10 had work as their main activity 2021-11-16 Entry into the labour market Smaller proportion of people in work three years after leaving upper secondary school Senaste statistiken Around 70 percent of school leavers who received a diploma from an upper secondary school vocational programme three years ago had a job in the spring 2020. This is around 10 percentage points less than in the 2017 follow-up. 2020-11-03 Entry into the labour market