Freshly-minted degree holders, especially from lower-quality programs, are finding it particularly hard to get a job nowadays, because they are competing with experienced workers who are also jobless. Nevertheless, the unemployment rate for those with degrees is one-third the unemployment rate for those without a high school diploma.
不过，也许问题最大的地方在于某些并非有利于富翁阶层的政策也大大助长了不平等性的恶化。那就是教育和技能。诚然，文凭并非工作的唯一敲门砖。如今，新晋毕业生，特别是层次较低的毕业生，会发现自己很难找到工作，因为他们要与同样没有工作的有经验的工人竞争。尽管如此，拥有学位者的失业率要比没有高中毕业文凭者低三分之一。