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Why a college degree no longer guarantees a good job - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – Unemployment for recent college graduates rose to 6.1% in May 2025 amid AI-driven job displacement and federal hiring freezes, with underemployment hitting 41.2%, reports the New York Federal Reserve.

A college education used to be considered, along with homeownership, one of the key pillars of the American Dream. Is that still the case? Recent experiences of college graduates seeking employment raise questions about whether a university diploma remains the best pathway to pursuing happiness, as it once was.

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This column was written by guest columnist Jhon Jadder de la Cruz Cuesta. In the first steps within the world of work, many young professionals begin to notice a dissonance between what they learned at university and what really determines access to job opportunities. Despite sharing similar levels of training, technical knowledge and even academic performance, some rise quickly while others remain limited or “stacked.” The explanation is not al…

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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