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2026-01-12 Economy

Underemployment Hits 41.8% for Recent College Graduates

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Posted by mossomo 2026-01-12 10:09|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1804 views ] Top

1 Gee, it's so ironic that the hotbed of Socialism has reduced so many to indentured servitude to pay for their worthless college education certificates.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-01-12 10:51|| 2026-01-12 10:51|| Front Page Top

2 It is almost as if half of college degrees are completely fucking useless and only indoctrination debt farms.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-01-12 11:10|| 2026-01-12 11:10|| Front Page Top

3 Now pay back your student loans

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-12 11:42|| 2026-01-12 11:42|| Front Page Top

4 While jobs exist, many are not matching education, pay, or expectations, reshaping early-career paths and influencing consumer behavior.

Some expect a six-figure job in management, telling the old folks how to do it.

Posted by Bobby 2026-01-12 11:49|| 2026-01-12 11:49|| Front Page Top

5 tomorrow the Dec CPI comes out

per nowcast of Atlanta Fed, it looks to be below 2.5% annualized

which would make another cut in the Fed funds rate more likely, although not a lock

Posted by lord garth 2026-01-12 11:59|| 2026-01-12 11:59|| Front Page Top

6 Wait until they enter the workforce and find out that their bosses and co-workers aren't going to put up with their crap.

Posted by Chantry 2026-01-12 14:37|| 2026-01-12 14:37|| Front Page Top

7 ^ "You spend more time in HR's office than you do in your own!"

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-12 14:52|| 2026-01-12 14:52|| Front Page Top

8 Pump the brakes. There are MANY corporations who once required any degree to step on the first rung of the management ladder. In the last ten years they have moved away from that model.

Posted by Jefe101 2026-01-12 21:08|| 2026-01-12 21:08|| Front Page Top

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