Those with vocational or junior college degrees comprised 20 %. And those with high-school diplomas comprised 18 %. Yet most of the openings posted at employment centers are for positions that don't require a high level of education, such as work for welders, security guards, and sales clerks. There is no way for these jobs to satisfy this wave of unemployed, who are largely white-collar workers.
以台北市為例，去年台北市失業者約有 5 萬 4,000 人，其中教育程度在大學以上者佔 42 %、專科為 20 %、高職為 18 %，但目前各就服站提供的企業職缺，多為焊接、保全、門市、業務等低門檻工作，無法滿足這一波失業主力的高學歷白領族群。