Out of the 469, 450 college graduates for school year 2009 to 2010, Medical and Allied courses have the most graduates with 145, 912.

Meanwhile, the Home Economics and related courses have the least graduates with 964.

According to the official list released by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) as of September 2009, the big number of graduates of Medical and Allied courses was followed by graduates of Business Administration and related courses with 88,386. Education and Teacher Training have 62, 422 graduates; Engineering and Technology courses have 51,202 graduates and Information Technology courses have 40, 626 graduates.

Along with Home Economics, other courses that belong with the bottom five include Service Trades with 2,203; Fine and Applied Arts with 2,191; Mathematics with 1,944; and General Religion and Theology with 1,560.

The total number of graduates includes graduates in pre-baccalaureate, baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, master’s and doctorate programs.

It also includes Criminology, Environmental Studies, and Human Resources Development.

Earlier, Department of Labor and Employment Public Information Officer Jay Julian said that the top five in-demand jobs would include those that are related to the Agribusiness, Cyber business, Health, Wellness, Tourism, Hotel and Restaurant, and Mining.

Meanwhile, JobsDB, a recruitment website that helps jobseekers to search and apply for jobs, announced that the top five jobs where newly-graduates can easily apply and get accepted would include those that are related to Information Technology, Customer Service, Accounting, Nursing, and Education.

According to JobsDB communications manager RJ Avelino, many new graduates are also eyeing to get jobs abroad. To those who have already decided to seek greener pastures overseas, Avelino said that the new graduates should be ready to adjust to the high cost living abroad and should prepare themselves for the strict passport issuance. “Whatever path you choose—whether working here or abroad—the country will gain from your success,” he says.

For senior De La Salle University-Dasmarinas (DLSU-D) Business Management student Celiza Romera, it would be best for new graduates to consider jobs abroad because these can help them get better experience.

“I plan to work abroad after graduation because that would expand my horizons since I would be working for larger and international companies that can give me a chance to acquire new skills,” she said.

Senior Economics student Gregor Vizcayda also from DLSU-D, on the other hand, believes that it would be best for new graduates to stay in the country to help promote local employment. “They should prioritize staying and working here because it is their way of showing their patriotism and also their way of giving back to the country that has given them so much,” he ends.