Compare and contrast: http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.gif http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.gif Summary for the graphically challenged: unemployment in

Compare and contrast: http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.gif http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.gif Summary for the graphically challenged: unemployment in the US is low (<5%) for people with bachelor's degrees and up, and high (>5%) for people with less than a bachelor's degree. Unemployment rises directly in proportion to how little education one has.