🧵 The Great Skills Mismatch: Why 45% of Graduates Can't Find Relevant Work

While student debt and dropout rates dominate headlines, a quieter crisis grows: the widening gap between what universities teach and what employers need. Let's examine this $1.2T economic disconnect.

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→ 45% of recent graduates lack essential skills
→ 89% of employers report skills shortages
→ $1.2T annual productivity loss
→ 6.1M unfilled jobs despite 2M new graduates

Education and industry speaking different languages.

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