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Jobs that new college grads are and are not landing

Jobs that new college grads are and are not landing

The Indicator from Planet Money · NPR

April 3, 20268m 40s

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Economists have described the state of the jobs market as “low hire, low fire.” That means employers are not cutting many jobs, but they're also not adding much either, a dismal prospect for many new college grads. On this edition of Jobs Friday, we go to Howard University in Washington, D.C. to see how graduating seniors are faring. 

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