Chart: Unemployment and underemployment rates for young college graduates, 1994–2012*

Figure I

Unemployment and underemployment rates for young college graduates, 1994–2012*

*Latest 12-month average: April 2011–March 2012.

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions. Underemployment data are only available beginning in 1994. Data are for college graduates age 21–24 who are not enrolled in further schooling.

Source: Authors' analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata

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The Class of 2012: Labor market for young graduates remains grim

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