Many people pursue higher education to enhance their employment prospects and earnings.
But several factors, including field and level of study, influence graduates' labour market outcomes. Success can also depend on age, initiative, work experience, pers onal circumstances, place of residence, and overall economic conditions. On behalf of Human Resources Development Canada, Statistics Canada conducts the National Graduates Survey to learn about graduates' labour market experiences after graduation. Similar surveys of 1986 graduates and 1982 graduates were also conducted. Therefore, further to learning about how 1990 graduates fared in labour markets, we can compare their expenences to those of 1986 and 1982 graduates.