Those who think the answer to the unemployment problem is more education might be surprised to learn the Majority of Unemployed Attended College. (Source)
For the first time in history, the number of jobless workers age 25 and up who have attended some college now exceeds the ranks of those who settled for a high school diploma or less.
Out of 9 million unemployed in April, 4.7 million had gone to college or graduated and 4.3 million had not, seasonally adjusted Labor Department data show. (Source)
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