Putting America
Back to Work

Unfilled jobs

Underemployment of new college graduates

of Americans don’t have clear pathways to good jobs

In total student loan debt. Average student loan debt per household has grown almost 1,000% in the past 20 years.

Of all students who undertake degree programs fail to complete (and many drop out with debt – the worst of both worlds).

Of new college graduates are underemployed. If they’re underemployed in their first job, ⅔ of the time they’ll be underemployed five years later, and ½ the time they’ll be underemployed a decade later.

American jobs still don’t require significant digital skills; nearly 100 million do.

Open positions require coding skills. More than 300,000 open positions call for Salesforce skills.

Of 16-19 year-olds seek summer jobs, down from nearly 70% a generation ago. The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts teen workforce participation will drop below 27% by 2024.