Originally Posted by Snake Doctor

I disagree. The kids with the degrees will be much better off long term than the kids without, as a whole.

I think this statistic is more a function of these kids being "recent" grads, and therefore looking for their 1st job at a time when nobody is hiring, in fact most companies are laying people off.

I imagine the unemployment statistics for "recent high school dropouts" is pretty bad too.

Here's an interesting graph for you.
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/20...-level-of.html