Cedric Hall: There is a job deficit hitting new grads

[2844Bottoms]

well the real problem isnt that the job market isnt growin it is that it is growin fast enough. at this time the population of qualified employees is growing faster than the job market

[porche75]

there's a little more to the picture, employees have little defense to make corporate america compete for their services. Jobs are not just outsourced, but they ARE disappearing. Underemployment and displaced employment are huge problems. Job stability doesn't exist. REAL wages are dropping, as CEOs pay themselves out over 200 times the average worker's pay. To top it off, boomers are not retiring because Social Security insurance is disappearing, with inflation most can't afford to retire.

[2844Bottoms]

thats why social security was never intended to be permenant only temporary.

[wolviex2008]

They took our Jooooorbs!

[sjl45]

I agree with Cedric. I too am a recent graduate who is having trouble finding a "college degree" level job. It has become obvious to me that it is not what you know, but who you know when trying to get into a career. Those of us who were busy working 50 hours a week through college did not have time to join the clubs and unpaid internships that allow one to get their "foot in the door" with an employer. That's why education financial assistance is important to the pursuit of happiness in the US.

[jawster09]

jobs are going over seas? oh yeah, increasing the mininmum wage is going to fix that. if my boss had to pay me 7.25 an hour, i would lose my job, because he wouldn't be able to afford it. not to mention he would go out of business. if you're to lazy to work for a better than minimium wage job, then you are hopeless anyway, and raising the minimum wage to a so-called living wage isn't going to fix things.

[MertensCW]

They shipped yer yobs oversees or brought in someone from another country to take it.

That was a Southpark reference btw.