The continuing decline of entry-level jobs (World Economic Forum)

Posting for entry-level jobs in the US fell by nearly 68% in 2020, the World Economic Forum reported. While 2020 was racked by Covid-19, the organization noted the decline in entry-level jobs had appeared before the pandemic. It cited a 2018 study that found 61% of jobs described as entry level required at least three years of experience. “Today’s graduates are expected to arrive on the job with a range of in-demand skills they would have once developed in the early years of their career,” according to the World Economic Forum. “This includes training in technical skills, fluency with data, and other new modes of literacy that are table stakes in an increasingly tech-driven knowledge economy.”