By the Numbers: July 27, 2018
BountyJobs Bites: Graduating Class Salaries Flat The Numbers: Per NACE’s ‘Summer 2018 Salary Survey’, starting salaries for those graduating in 2017 continue to be flat. Those with bachelor’s degrees increased by only .3% compared to 2016. The overall average salary is $50, 516 which is on par with 2016 at $50,359. Health sciences majors bucked this trend with a 7.5% increase to their average starting salary which went from $50,124 in 2016 to $53,872 this year. Hawaii Posts Lowest Jobless Rate in June While Alaska Posts the Highest The Numbers: Per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate for June at 2.1%. North Dakota came in second at 2.6% and Colorado, Iowa, and New Hampshire all came in at 2.7%. Alaska was the highest at 7.1%. The Art of Recruiting Passive Candidates: BountyJobs Reports The Numbers: Millennials have surpassed Generation X and are currently the largest generation within the U.S. [...]