A computerized system set up at the University of Illinois for monitoring graduates and their experiences in the labor market is discussed, along with trends among graduates that have occurred over an 11-year period. The university initiated studies of graduates in 1972. About one-third of the content of the surveys is devoted to vocational questions, 20% to postgraduation educational experiences, and the remaining 50% to respondents' views about the institution and its programs. Comparisons are made for bachelor's graduates one year after graduation by field of study for 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, and 1982. The following disciplines are covered: business, education, engineering, mathematics and sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The comparison concerns the following variables: the unemployment rate, the percentages of students who secured their first job prior to graduation and after graduation, level of job satisfaction, attitudes toward the college major, and an average salary index. Also considered are longitudinal data on these variables for the class of 1973. Based on the results, it is suggested that post-graduation experiences of college graduates may not match the general job market trends for graduates. (SW)