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In 2008, the unemployment rate of graduates was more than 30%. [32] In this year the unemployment rate of graduates from top universities was 10%. [33] In 2009, the employment rate of graduates who had bachelor's degree was in the 88% range. [34] In 2010, the employment rate of college graduates rose 3.2% in 2009 reaching 91.2%. [35]
Unemployment rates historically are lower for those groups with higher levels of education. For example, in May 2016 the unemployment rate for workers over 25 years of age was 2.5% for college graduates, 5.1% for those with a high school diploma, and 7.1% for those without a high school diploma.
As of September 2012, for workers of age 25 or older, unemployment was approximately: 12% for those with less than a high school diploma; 9% for high school graduates; 6% for those with some college or an associate degree; and 4% for those with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Bellebuono’s story isn’t unique. A recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported the widest unemployment gap between new graduates and experienced degree holders since the 1990s.
In this era of high unemployment, many parents and students wonder which college degrees pay off -- and which don't. A recent study by Georgetown University Center on Education looked at earnings ...
College graduates are starting to feel the effects of the economic downturn, after being largely immune to rising unemployment. The jobless rates for Americans who had at least a bachelor's degree ...
Here 55.4% had graduated from high school, roughly one fifth (20.8%) had some college education or an associate degree and 6.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. While the largest occupational field, that consisting of professionals and relating occupations was also the largest field, the fields with lower educational attainment combined were ...
Top 10 places for new college graduates. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro. Unemployment rate: 0.5%. Income for bachelor's degree holders: $61,016. Basic costs for a single adult: $32,760