U.S. College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since
Recession
“Wages for college
graduates across many majors have fallen since the 2007-09 recession, according
to an unpublished analysis by the Georgetown University Center on Education and
the Workforce in Washington using Census bureau figures. Young job-seekers
appear to be the biggest losers…
Among the factors at
play are advances in technology and automation, which are not only taking away
U.S. manufacturing jobs, but also having an impact on white collar workers,
Valletta found. Legal clerks and researchers are increasingly finding their
jobs supplanted by computers, for example.”
Is a Double-Major Valuable?
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