This statistic shows the mal-employment rate (the rate at which university graduates are employed in jobs below their qualification level) in the United States in 2009, by degree held. In 2009, the mal-employment rate of bachelor's degree holders stood at 31.1 percent.
Mal-employment rates of university graduates in the United States 2009, by degree held
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Drexel University. (June 13, 2012). Mal-employment rates of university graduates in the United States 2009, by degree held [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239416/mal-employment-rates-of-university-graduates-in-the-us-by-degree-type/
Drexel University. "Mal-employment rates of university graduates in the United States 2009, by degree held." Chart. June 13, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239416/mal-employment-rates-of-university-graduates-in-the-us-by-degree-type/
Drexel University. (2012). Mal-employment rates of university graduates in the United States 2009, by degree held. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239416/mal-employment-rates-of-university-graduates-in-the-us-by-degree-type/
Drexel University. "Mal-employment Rates of University Graduates in The United States 2009, by Degree Held." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239416/mal-employment-rates-of-university-graduates-in-the-us-by-degree-type/
Drexel University, Mal-employment rates of university graduates in the United States 2009, by degree held Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239416/mal-employment-rates-of-university-graduates-in-the-us-by-degree-type/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Mal-employment rates of university graduates in the United States 2009, by degree held [Graph], Drexel University, June 13, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239416/mal-employment-rates-of-university-graduates-in-the-us-by-degree-type/