College graduates going to nation’s capital
Source: College News Posted By: Betty D...5447 days ago
According to a recent article in the Washington Post, the nation’s capital is attracting crowds of recent college graduates looking for work. National unemployment is about 9 percent, but it is only 6 percent in the Washington, D.C. area.
A study by Challenger, Gray, and Christmas, an outplacement firm, reports that national unemployment for 25-to-29-year olds is the highest since 1983, at about 11%. Unemployment for 20- to 24-year olds is slightly higher, at about 14%.
However, Washington,....