The 'Overqualified third-level graduates in the Irish labour market' seminar took place in the Fórsa offices on Wednesday 11 January 2023 from 15:30 - 16:30. It was also run as a live streamed event. NERI economist, Ciarán Nugent presented on his paper 'Overqualified third-level graduates in the Irish labour market'.
This report first estimates the share of tertiary graduates among the population, the working population, by gender and for the youngest cohort. In addition, the report presents the occupational breakdown of Irish employment by gender and for younger workers. The analysis also identifies over qualification among younger workers, by gender, by economic activity or sector (NACE), by field of Education and by Nationality.