education’s value proposition mark zandi, chief economist from moody’s economy.com
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Education’s Value PropositionMARK ZANDI, CHIEF ECONOMIST
FROM MOODY’S ECONOMY.COM
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At least college degree
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
College is Required To Get A Job…
No more than high school
Millions of jobs, 12 month moving average
Ad-vanced de-
gree
Bachelor's de-
gree
High
school
graduate
Less
than high school
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
44%
Source: BLS, Moody’s Analytics
…and Earning a Good Living…Median weekly earnings, 2011q4 $
26%
67%
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45,000
50,000
55,000
60,000
65,000
70,000
75,000
Male Female
…But The Returns to Education Have Stalled…
Source: Department of Education
Constant 2009 $, bachelor’s degree, full-time, 25 and older
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220Student Loans Outstand-ing, Bil$, (L)
College Tuition CPI, Index: 2000 = 100 (R )
Source: Equifax, BLS, Moody’s Analytics
… and Getting an Education is More Expensive
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Italy
France
Germany
U.K.
Korea
OECD
Japan
U.S.
-20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Sources: OECD, Moody’s Analytics
Unit labor costs in $, % chg, past decade
Reason to be Optimistic
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