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Recent college graduates are facing a bumpy landing in the labor market. Some are struggling not only to secure their first jobs after college, but to land jobs that require them to use their degrees—with many workers experiencing underemployment, a phenomenon that occurs when workers possess more education or skills than their jobs require.
But while underemployment among college graduates is concerning, how pervasive is it? With published estimates ranging from 25 percent to 52 percent, it’s hard to gauge the scope of the problem. A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce sheds light on the difficulty of measuring underemployment and underscores the need for a common approach.