Leocadia O'Brien

Be sure to hit the textbooks this fall and pay attention in class, because new data show a strong link between employment opportunities and educational attainment. The U-S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that college grads have a much greater chance of finding a job and keeping it. The latest numbers show only four-point-three percent of college grads are unemployed, which is far below the national rate which has hovered at about nine percent for more than a year.