Using CiteSpace literature measurement software as a tool, this paper analyzes literatures on college students' employment values from the "Core Journals of Peking University" and "CSSCI" sources in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). The results show that the number of published papers is large, with the earliest appearance in 1992. The number of papers has advanced in a wavy pattern until 2024, with the highest peak occurring in 2009-2010. There are many authors and institutions publishing papers, but the cooperation among them is limited. The research subjects mainly focus on vocational college students and undergraduates, and the research hotspots include grassroots employment, human capital, social capital, and employment ability. The research content is divided into three aspects: changes in employment values, influencing factors of employment values, and guidance of employment values.

Na Li. A CiteSpace-Based Analysis of the Evolution of Chinese College Students' Employment Values (1992-2024). Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 4: 57-63. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2025.080409.

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