New College Graduates Fare Better In Job Market As Earlier Classes Struggle

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/30/class-2011-hiring_n_942571.html

The picture has been especially discouraging for new college graduates, who have found themselves joining a workforce with fewer and fewer jobs to go around. In something of a turnabout, however, 2011's college graduates are finding the job market a bit more welcoming than the class before them did -- a trend made possible by high corporate profits this year, one of the few sectors of the economy to perform strongly in recent months.