College grads face job fears

Axios -   College graduates are much more worried about the job market than workers who didn't go to college, Axios' Emily Peck writes from a Gallup analysis out today.  The unemployment rate is relatively low. But hiring has slowed. And slipping worker sentiment signals things could get worse.

Gallup found in a separate January polling of U.S. adults that just 27% of college grads said now is a good time to find a quality job, according to data shared with Axios. But 44% of those who didn't graduate from college think it's a promising time to job hunt — a 17-point gap.

That's the widest gap on record, going back to 2001.

Today's report finds a similar chasm: Only 19% of college-educated employees say it's a good time to find a quality job, compared with 35% of employees without a college degree.  More