College Grads Stuck With Low Wages as U.S. Hiring Heats Up
- Graduates in low-wage jobs have persisted despite recovery
- Data complicate jobs picture for Fed and other policy makers
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Connor Reyer gave up after more than a year of looking for a job in his preferred field of forest resources following graduation from the University of Georgia in Athens, finally opting in February for a hotel front-desk job paying $10 an hour.
The relegation of college graduates to non-degree positions was once seen as a temporary blow for young people unlucky enough to graduate around the time of the deep 2007-2009 recession. Instead, millions of Americans like Reyer continue to face the same struggle.