Several young oil engineers are unemployed – Aftenbladet.no

Several young oil engineers are unemployed – Aftenbladet.no

labor market is becoming tighter for engineering graduates.

Now increases unemployment

Rogaland has the largest increase in unemployment over the past year, with a growth of 36 percent. But still, unemployment here almost the lowest in the country.

Although the vast majority coming out okay in job the first half after studies were labor for engineering graduates noticeably tougher in 2014 against the previous year.

Recent figures from NITO needs survey shows that while only 6 percent were unemployed six months after graduation summer of 2013, the figure had risen to 12.2 percent in 2014.

As Aftenposten writes Thursday, sending cut in oil sector thousands of new jobs. It is also evident among the graduating students.

Fewer permanent job

For while 71.1 percent had secured a permanent job before finished studies in 2013, the figure dropped to 62.3 years after .

Fewer are in permanent jobs, and more people choose to study further:

• 6.3 percent chose to study further among those who went out in 2014, compared with 2, 8 percent last year.
• 63.4 percent were in permanent employment among those who went out in 2014 against 78.2 per cent the year before.

– Yes, More people do not get a job as early as before, but it is related to some areas that petroleum. For most engineers are not a problem, says the head of NITO students, Steinar Pedersen.

Oil Cut sending thousands of new jobs

The petroleum industries have downsized in grand style last year. It is good for others who need engineers. Over 10,000 oil jobs are gone there last year. Overall unemployment is still lower than a year ago and it creates even more new jobs.

The numbers of applicants goes down

He says it is common for petroleum students get jobs in other sectors than planned. The numbers of applicants went noticeably down 5-year petroleum education in 2014 against previous year:

32 percent decline in NTNU and 21 percent decline in the University of Stavanger.

– It has happened in the oil sector Nevertheless, in relative marginally affected the number of applicants, there are currently no danger that study places are not filled up, he said.