“individuals who have those degrees are applying for a wider variety of positions, including entry-level positions,”

https://www.startribune.com/labor-market-unemployment-rate-college-grad-no-degree-hard-get-job-hire/601476825

60% of workforce don’t have a “college” degree. If we had a functioning socioeconomic academia we would have a much better understanding of why so many are so desperate. Employment is an available data point but it may obscure as much as it reveals.