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42% of US college grads in jobs not needing degrees, fueling unrest

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A significant portion of recent college graduates in the U.S. are struggling to find employment that utilizes their degrees, with approximately 42% working in jobs not requiring a bachelor's. This underemployment rate, coupled with a higher jobless rate for recent graduates compared to the general population, suggests a devaluation of college degrees. This trend is linked to a theory of "elite overproduction," where an excess of educated individuals competing for limited high-status positions can lead to sociopolitical instability, as evidenced by recent protests and movements in countries like Nepal and India. AI

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42% of US college grads in jobs not needing degrees, fueling unrest

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nick Lichtenberg ·

    42% of America’s recent college grads are working jobs that don’t need a degree. From Kathmandu to Paris, young people are taking to the streets

    The New York Fed data measures "underemployment." One historian calls this “elite overproduction” — a final stage before social upheaval.

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