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Underemployment rate of U.S. college graduates 2019, by major
Percentage of recent college graduates in the United States who are underemployed as of January 2019, by major
This statistic shows the number of recent college graduates who were underemployed in the United States, by college major. As of January 2019, around 73.2 percent of recent college graduates who majored in criminal justice were underemployed.
Percentage of recent college graduates in the United States who are underemployed as of January 2019, by major
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This statistic shows the number of recent college graduates who were underemployed in the United States, by college major. As of January 2019, around 73.2 percent of recent college graduates who majored in criminal justice were underemployed.
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- February 2019
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- Janurary 2019
- Supplementary notes
- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York defines underemployment as "working in a job that typically does not require a bachelor’s degree". Recent college graduates are those aged 22 to 27 with a bachelor's degree or higher
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- Janurary 2019
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- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York defines underemployment as "working in a job that typically does not require a bachelor’s degree". Recent college graduates are those aged 22 to 27 with a bachelor's degree or higher
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