HUNDREDS more Scottish graduates are having to find work in manual jobs or retail sales as a result of the recession, new figures show.
According to official statistics, nearly 7% of the 13,900 students who graduated from Scottish universities in 2010/11 are in manual work, compared to 4.5% in 2006/07.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) also found 13% of Scottish graduates are working in sales or customer services, compared to 9.5% five years ago.
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