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Job Market (Finally) Improving for College Grads — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:00:30 +0000

For recent college graduates, the economic downturn and very, very slow recovery of the past few years have been brutal. But things may be looking up.

According to the Job Outlook 2013 survey, employers are on track to hire 13 percent more graduates from the class of 2013 than they did for those who walked away with their degrees in 2012.

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Half of Recent College Grads Don't Have Full-Time Jobs

Shauna Wright — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:57:29 +0000

The unemployment rate for college graduates is lower than that for people without degrees, but that doesn’t mean they’re having an easy time of it.

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Recent College Graduates Not Finding Work

Shauna Wright — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:34:09 +0000

As the debate rages over whether getting a college degree is worth the money, a new set of statistics is giving many people pause — seems half of recent college grads are either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge.

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College Grads Make Less Now Than a Decade Ago

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:26:59 +0000

Since the economy took a turn for the worse, more and more young adults are moving back home with their parents after graduating from college, and this could be one reason why: recent grads are making less now than they did a decade ago.

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