Fewer employers are requiring college degrees for new hires

By Alex Tanzi
Published 2 Min Read

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About one in six U.S. job postings require at least a bachelor’s degree, a share that’s been declining since the pandemic in data from Indeed Hiring Lab.

The share of vacancies requiring a college education fell to 17.6% in October from about 20% in 2019. That represents tens of thousands more jobs potentially available today for the more than 60% of Americans who didn’t graduate from university, Indeed said in a report.

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