Economists Cite Business School Graduate's Unemployment as Labor Market Warning Sign
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The Onion Staff
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Summary
Economists at Columbia University warn about a deteriorating labor market, using the example of a friend's son with a business degree from MIT Sloan who remains unemployed and working at Best Buy as evidence of broader employment challenges.
Key quotes
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Trevor's bachelor's degree from MIT Sloan School of Management and extensive internship experience should have been 'more than enough' to secure him a respectable marketing or sales position by now
Economists at Columbia University warned in a report published Wednesday that even their friend's son who went to business school hadn't been able to find a job
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