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- College graduates, whose class of 2024 averaged $29,560 in loans, face debt and scarce jobs, pushing many to move back with parents.
- Student-loan debt exceeds $1.8 trillion and is held by over 44 million borrowers.
- Freelancers earn between $1,600 and just over $3,000 a month, with many spending about half on rent.
- Professor David G. Blanchflower says wellbeing among workers is declining fastest, with fewer driver’s licenses, dates and sexual activity.
