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UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade

The Guardian UK Monday 24 August 2026, 06:55 UTC By Alex Daniel 1 min read
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Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, says recruitment website AdzunaBusiness live – latest updatesGraduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since they started being tracked a decade ago, according to a recruiting site. Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, the recruitment website Adzuna reported on Monday, down 45% compared with the same point last year and the lowest since the company started gathering...

Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, says recruitment website Adzuna

Graduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since they started being tracked a decade ago, according to a recruiting site.

Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, the recruitment website Adzuna reported on Monday, down 45% compared with the same point last year and the lowest since the company started gathering the data in 2016.

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