Table 3.
Employment by Years From Graduation—Variation by Region.*
| 2013 Employed | 2013 Graduated | 2017 Employed | 2017 Graduated | Sum Employed | Sum Graduated | 2013 Employed/Graduated | 2017 Employed/Graduated | Sum Employed/Graduated | Z | P (2-tailed) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | |||||||||||
| 5 years out | 320 | 339 | 406 | 419 | 726 | 758 | 94.40% | 96.90% | 95.78% | −1.703 | .089 |
| 4 years out | 344 | 359 | 392 | 411 | 736 | 770 | 95.82% | 95.38% | 95.58% | −0.300 | .765 |
| 3 years out | 329 | 359 | 416 | 434 | 745 | 793 | 91.64% | 95.85% | 93.95% | −2.474 | .013 |
| 2 years out | 262 | 357 | 322 | 414 | 584 | 771 | 73.39% | 77.78% | 75.75% | −1.418 | .156 |
| 1 year out | 124 | 388 | 95 | 387 | 219 | 775 | 31.96% | 24.55% | 28.26% | −2.291 | .022 |
| Northeast | |||||||||||
| 5 years out | 100 | 115 | 106 | 110 | 206 | 225 | 86.96% | 96.36% | 91.56% | −2.537 | .011 |
| 4 years out | 114 | 124 | 99 | 106 | 213 | 230 | 91.94% | 93.40% | 92.61% | −0.422 | .673 |
| 3 years out | 92 | 107 | 116 | 122 | 208 | 229 | 85.98% | 95.08% | 90.83% | −2.381 | .017 |
| 2 years out | 74 | 120 | 89 | 117 | 163 | 237 | 61.67% | 76.07% | 68.78% | −2.392 | .017 |
| 1 year out | 37 | 130 | 20 | 96 | 57 | 226 | 28.46% | 20.83% | 25.22% | −1.305 | .192 |
| Midwest | |||||||||||
| 5 years out | 73 | 74 | 91 | 96 | 164 | 170 | 98.65% | 94.79% | 96.47% | −1.351 | .177 |
| 4 years out | 74 | 76 | 96 | 102 | 170 | 178 | 97.37% | 94.12% | 95.51% | −1.035 | .300 |
| 3 years out | 77 | 83 | 101 | 105 | 178 | 188 | 92.77% | 96.19% | 94.68% | −1.037 | .300 |
| 2 years out | 65 | 81 | 74 | 99 | 139 | 180 | 80.25% | 74.75% | 77.22% | −0.875 | .381 |
| 1 year out | 26 | 81 | 17 | 99 | 43 | 180 | 32.10% | 17.17% | 23.89% | −2.337 | .019 |
| West | |||||||||||
| 5 years out | 46 | 46 | 75 | 77 | 121 | 123 | 100.00% | 97.40% | 98.37% | −1.102 | .270 |
| 4 years out | 47 | 48 | 72 | 74 | 119 | 122 | 97.92% | 97.30% | 97.54% | −0.216 | .829 |
| 3 years out | 48 | 50 | 68 | 72 | 116 | 122 | 96.00% | 94.44% | 95.08% | −0.391 | .696 |
| 2 years out | 27 | 43 | 49 | 69 | 76 | 112 | 62.79% | 71.01% | 67.86% | −0.906 | .365 |
| 1 year out | 20 | 51 | 15 | 70 | 35 | 121 | 39.22% | 21.43% | 28.93% | −2.131 | .033 |
| South | |||||||||||
| 5 years out | 101 | 104 | 134 | 136 | 235 | 240 | 97.12% | 98.53% | 97.92% | −0.760 | .447 |
| 4 years out | 109 | 111 | 125 | 129 | 234 | 240 | 98.20% | 96.90% | 97.50% | −0.643 | .520 |
| 3 years out | 112 | 119 | 131 | 135 | 243 | 254 | 94.12% | 97.04% | 95.67% | −1.141 | .254 |
| 2 years out | 96 | 113 | 110 | 129 | 206 | 242 | 84.96% | 85.27% | 85.12% | −0.069 | .945 |
| 1 year out | 41 | 126 | 43 | 122 | 84 | 248 | 32.54% | 35.25% | 33.87% | −0.450 | .653 |
Abbreviation: PRODS, Program Directors Section.
* Statistical comparison of 2013 and 2017 PRODS survey results.