LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION OF HIGHER EDUCATIONECONOMIC GRADUATES

Transition from school to work is a major research topic in the last decade (Hannan and Werquin 2001 and Ryan 2001). The main reason is related to the fact that after graduating finding a job is difficult and more often the graduates occupy vulnerable positions. In Romania, one year after graduation, the insertion rate is 60,9% for university graduates and 35% for those with secondary education. This paper examines the process of insertion of higher education graduates in the Romanian labor market, focusing on economic profile graduates and using a national survey conducted on a sample including the 2003, 2005 and 2007 promotions. Keywords: labor market, insertion, youth unemployment