AI is disrupting entry-level work, and graduates constitute a growing share of the long-term unemployed. Yet the value of the college degree remains strong, with graduates earning far more over time than non-college workers.

No, College Degrees Aren’t Losing Their Value

by Nate Weisberg November 2, 2025November 2, 2025

AI is disrupting entry-level work. But don’t mistake short-term chaos for collapse. The college wage premium still holds.

Data Disconnect: The price for a dozen eggs is displayed on the edge of a shelf in a refrigerated case in a Whole Foods store Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in south Denver.

November/December 2025

Measuring the Vibecession

by Jared Bernstein November 2, 2025November 2, 2025

Books

Measuring the Vibecession

by Jared Bernstein October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

Economy

The College Degree Is Not Losing Value

by Nate Weisberg September 30, 2025September 29, 2025

Numbers Game: EJ Antoni, Trump's nominee for Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, shared a viral chart showing native-born employment gains that economists say are a statistical illusion.

Economy

No, Native-Born Employment Has Not Soared

by Jed Kolko September 1, 2025August 31, 2025

Economy, Featured, Political Animal

No, the Unemployment Rate Didn’t Really Drop in May

by Robert J. Shapiro June 5, 2020January 9, 2022

Economy, Featured, Political Animal

The Real Unemployment Rate Is Worse Than Trump Will Tell Us

by Robert J. Shapiro May 11, 2020January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Democrats Need to Pivot From Jobs and Focus on Wages

by Nancy LeTourneau July 6, 2018January 9, 2022

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No, College Degrees Aren’t Losing Their Value

Measuring the Vibecession

Measuring the Vibecession

The College Degree Is Not Losing Value

No, Native-Born Employment Has Not Soared

No, the Unemployment Rate Didn’t Really Drop in May

The Real Unemployment Rate Is Worse Than Trump Will Tell Us

Democrats Need to Pivot From Jobs and Focus on Wages

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