The Jobs and Degrees Underemployed College Graduates Have — from stlouisfed.org by Heather Hennerich; via Ryan Craig

Economist Oksana Leukhina, an economic policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, sat down for a conversation about underemployment, including:

  • The effects it has on college graduates’ income and careers
  • The kinds of degrees underemployed grads are more likely to have
  • The job amenities underemployed graduates have

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Workers disagree with executives on outlook as labor market stall continues — from linkedin.com by Kory Kantenga

In this month’s edition of the State of the Labor Market, we dive deeper into recent hiring trends, including revisiting entry-level work. This edition also examines labor market churn and its importance to the overall health of a dynamic labor market. We end by taking a closer look at the growing divide between worker and executive sentiment.