Close X
Monday, November 11, 2024
ADVT 
National

More Of Canada's Recent University Grads Overqualified For Their Jobs: Study

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 12 Nov, 2015 12:28 PM
    OTTAWA — A new report says a growing proportion of recent university graduates are overqualified for their jobs.
     
    The analysis by the federal parliamentary budget office also found a decline in the rate of young graduates with jobs that match their education level.
     
    The research reveals that Canada's overqualification rate among university grads aged 25 to 34 climbed to 40 per cent last year, up from about 32 per cent a quarter-century ago.
     
    Over the same period, the study says, the proportion of grads employed in positions that matched their credentials decreased to 55 per cent from 62 per cent.
     
     
    By contrast, college graduates have fared better in recent years — their overqualification rate dropped to 34 per cent last year from 37 per cent in 2006.
     
    It says the proportion of recent college grads who held positions that matched their education level reached 50 per cent in 2014, up from 45 per cent in 1998.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Bad Move For Canada? TPP's Rules On Intellectual Property Pulled Into Spotlight

    Bad Move For Canada? TPP's Rules On Intellectual Property Pulled Into Spotlight
    Concerns voiced by Jim Balsillie over the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty have intensified scrutiny of the pact's intellectual-property provisions — and whether they represent a bad deal for Canada.

    Bad Move For Canada? TPP's Rules On Intellectual Property Pulled Into Spotlight

    Rape Kits Soon Available In Sea-To-Sky Region Of British Columbia

    Rape Kits Soon Available In Sea-To-Sky Region Of British Columbia
    VANCOUVER — A public health nurse will soon be available to administer rape kits in Squamish, B.C., after a fight by advocates to remove barriers to justice for sexual assault victims in the region.

    Rape Kits Soon Available In Sea-To-Sky Region Of British Columbia

    Former Military Men Brew Craft Beer In Honour Of Fallen Edmonton Police Officer

    Former Military Men Brew Craft Beer In Honour Of Fallen Edmonton Police Officer
    Two Sergeant’s Brewing Co. says the launch of Patrolman's English-Style Bitter in honour of Const. Daniel Woodall has been so successful, staff have had to work extra hard to keep up with demand.

    Former Military Men Brew Craft Beer In Honour Of Fallen Edmonton Police Officer

    As Liberals Decide How To Bring 25,000 Syrians To Canada, The Choice Is Also Who

    As Liberals Decide How To Bring 25,000 Syrians To Canada, The Choice Is Also Who
    Somewhere right now, in a refugee camp in Amman or a rental apartment in Beirut or on a street in Istanbul, sits a Syrian hoping to be among the 25,000 people resettled to Canada, possibly by the end of the year.

    As Liberals Decide How To Bring 25,000 Syrians To Canada, The Choice Is Also Who

    Guy Turcotte's First-degree Murder Trial Hears From Its Final Witness

    Guy Turcotte's first-degree murder trial has been put on hold for a few hours while the defence prepares to cross-examine the Crown's final rebuttal witness.

    Guy Turcotte's First-degree Murder Trial Hears From Its Final Witness

    New Democrats Name Critics As Party Fights To Be 'Progressive Opposition'

    New Democrats Name Critics As Party Fights To Be 'Progressive Opposition'
     Tom Mulcairwill rely on veteran members of his team to help the NDP flex its muscles in Parliament, despite its reduced strength.

    New Democrats Name Critics As Party Fights To Be 'Progressive Opposition'

    PrevNext