Abstract:
The impact of the Covid-19 outbreak has revealed that unemployment is rising in Generation Z, the group most vulnerable to unemployment. The goal of this study was to investigate the socioeconomic factors influencing the unemployment of 390 recent graduates. A questionnaire served as the data gathering instrument. Data analysis statistics included percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance.
The study's findings found that gender, educational institution of graduation, and working status had no effect on graduates' unemployment rates. Factors influencing the unemployment of new graduates with ages greater than or equal to 24 and highest grade point average greater than 3.50, with the greatest impact on those living in the Eastern region. Most of them earn more than 60,000 baht per month and have more hard skills than soft skills. An examination of the relationship between social factors revealed that attitudes and values toward work in the organization were the most strongly associated to the factors influencing the unemployment status of recent graduates.