Americans without college degrees left out of improving job market

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The class of 2016 is entering the best job market in years.

Employers will hire eleven percent more graduates this year compared to 2015, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

For nearly two-thirds of the American workforce without a college degree, the hiring outlook is less bright.

A US Department of Labor report shows that in April, the employment rate for non-college graduates was 1.4 percent higher than their college-educated peers.

Senior Economics Contributor for Marketplace Chris Farrell spoke with Jared Bernstein and Anthony Carnevale about today's job outlook, the changing American economy and job prospects for the future.

Jared Bernstein is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He was former executive director of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class and a member of President Obama's economics team. He also blogs at On the Economy.

Anthony Carnevale is director of the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University, a position he's held since its founding in 2008. Before that, he was Vice President for Public Leadership at Educational Testing Service.

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