The median starting salary for new graduates was $40,000, up $2,000 from the previous year.

Employmenthas grown by 3.7% in the last year and unemployment is at 5%, the lowest point for thirty years.

Economic growth is expected to slow over the coming decades due to population ageing, which is expected to affect all major industries and occupations across most regions.

From The Graduate Grapevine, No2, December 2005.