Underemployment on the rise among graduatesDoes going to university and obtaining a degree guarantee acceptable employment after university? Many students never research their major or look at available job postings after graduation. Students think going to college will guarantee them the well-paying job they imagined, but jobs are in high demand and underemployment is increasing. Many recent college graduates panic about finding a job that's good enough for their needs. A growing number of recent college graduates are finding themselves in relatively low-skilled jobs that, in the past, were reserved for people with lower levels of education. Underemployment among college graduates has led some experts to question whether a college degree is worth the high cost, which sometimes leads students into debt. The causes of graduate underemployment are flooded job markets, your career path and economic recession. remain competitive in the global economy. Growth in the college-educated workforce exceeds growth in labor market demand for that workforce (Are recent). We have been so affected by degree inflation that the average citizen is overeducated for their position and the job market for educated workers is completely consumed. People who spent years training in school to get well-paying jobs can't find work after they graduate. About five million college graduates work in jobs that, according to the BLS, require less than a high school diploma (Savitz). Our high underemployment and unemployment... middle of paper ...people who do not have college degrees are excluded from jobs held by degree holders. For the most part, the country is in bad shape when it comes to unemployment, and perhaps it will guide its future employees down more practical paths. When it comes to the three studies mentioned previously, it seems like everyone except those in the medical field is having a tough time. Nobody is where they want to be. For example, Kathryn Higgins wants to work in a museum. But even though she has a bachelor's degree in literature and a master's degree in public humanities, she knows that finding a job that matches her education and skills would be like "winning the lottery." Higgins is twenty-nine years old and lives in Seattle. She works several part-time jobs, including as a nanny and at a daycare to care for the children, which do not require a college degree, a "business" that she says allows her to simply make ends meet (Adams).