The Immediate Post-College Transition and its Role in ...
Using administrative data from a large, urban, public college system, this paper documents large gaps in earnings five years after graduation by SES and the extent to which differences in the first job …
Our results show that first job transitions are rocky for many graduates, strongly predict earnings at Year 5, and are a substantial mediator of socioeconomic gaps in earnings five years after college …
The Immediate Post-College Transition and its Role in ...
1 day ago · The Immediate Post-College Transition and its Role in Socioeconomic Earnings Gaps 30 Posted by msmash on Friday December 12, 2025 @11:05AM from the first-rung-determines-the …
Who Rides Out the Storm? The Immediate Post-College ...
Our results show that first job transitions are rocky for many graduates, strongly predict earnings at Year 5, and are a substantial mediator of socioeconomic gaps in earnings five years after college …
For Gen Zers, finding work after college is often a painful slog
Dec 5, 2025 · "It's very discouraging," said one young job-seeker as employers pull back on hiring entry-level workers.
The Immediate Post-College Transition and its Role in ...
1 day ago · A new study of roughly 80,000 bachelor's degree recipients from a large urban public college system finds that characteristics of a graduate's first job can explain nearly two-thirds of the …
Unemployment gap between high school, college graduates nears ...
Dec 3, 2025 · The unemployment gap between high school and college graduates ages 22-27 has declined to near its lowest level since the 1970s, per Federal Reserve data.