<H3>• U.S. Job Market for Recent College Graduates</H3>

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“In October 2011, the unemployment rate for 20- to 29-year-olds who had graduated from college in 2011 was 12.6 percent. The rate was 13.5 percent for those who recently had earned bachelor's degrees and 8.6 percent for those who recently had earned advanced degrees. "Despite modest improvement since the most recent peak in October 2009, the unemployment rates of recent college graduates remained above the rates prior to the 2007–2009 recession.” Source: USDOL-BLS

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