In June 2023, about 6.6 percent of college graduates were working in low-wage jobs in the United States. This is a decrease from June 2022 when 7.8 percent of college graduates were working low-wage jobs.
Percentage of college graduates working in low-wage job in the United States from January 2017 to June 2023
Figures for all months are the rate as at the first day of that month.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York classifies low-wage jobs as those that tend to pay around 25,000 U.S. dollars or less.
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New York Fed. (February 10, 2023). Percentage of college graduates working in low-wage job in the United States from January 2017 to June 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642039/share-of-us-college-graduates-working-low-wage/
New York Fed. "Percentage of college graduates working in low-wage job in the United States from January 2017 to June 2023." Chart. February 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642039/share-of-us-college-graduates-working-low-wage/
New York Fed. (2023). Percentage of college graduates working in low-wage job in the United States from January 2017 to June 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642039/share-of-us-college-graduates-working-low-wage/
New York Fed. "Percentage of College Graduates Working in Low-wage Job in The United States from January 2017 to June 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642039/share-of-us-college-graduates-working-low-wage/
New York Fed, Percentage of college graduates working in low-wage job in the United States from January 2017 to June 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642039/share-of-us-college-graduates-working-low-wage/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of college graduates working in low-wage job in the United States from January 2017 to June 2023 [Graph], New York Fed, February 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642039/share-of-us-college-graduates-working-low-wage/
