College grads taking more unpaid internships, jobs out of chosen field

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<p>"Grado said he believes these rising unemployment numbers are due to the fact that an increasing number of young people are taking unpaid internships just to get an opportunity in their field.</p>

<p>'Youth have an interesting situation because they’re going to college and taking on large amounts of debt, struggling to get their foot in their door,' he said. 'It’s a generation where the longer it takes to get a job in your chosen career path the harder it is to make up for how much is spent [on investing in their career].'"</p>

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<p>College</a> grads taking more unpaid internships, jobs out of chosen field</p>

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<p>The article does not specify stats for college grads vs non grads vs non hs grads. Everything I have read says the numbers are much lower for college grads, hovering around 5 per cent.
Unemployment for non hs grads is extremely high, just as you would suspect.</p>