Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he didn't major in economics because he saw it as 'boring and useless'

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is a graduate of Princeton University.

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I graduated from college and moved back home to New York City. I struggled to find my place, and it didn't feel like home anymore.

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The author struggled when she moved back to her hometown of New York City.

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America's big cities are losing their one big advantage

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Cities may be crowded, dirty, loud, and expensive, but they've always offered one clear advantage over America's rural areas: more money.

I'm a Yale graduate but can't afford to live on my own, so I share an apartment with my mom. I have no plans to move out.

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The author, left, loves living with her mom, right.

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I'm a recent college graduate. No one told me it would be this hard to make ends meet.

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The author, not pictured, is a recent college graduate who can't make ends meet.

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New York offers the worst cost-of-living tradeoff of any major city for new college grads. Starting salaries go further in these 14 metros.

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New York City is still a dominant job market.

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As a recent college grad, I've built my career from my childhood bed. I feel like I'm missing out on the professional world.

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The author is a recent college grad working remotely.

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I'm a recent college grad who landed my dream job, but it was a remote position. I quit because I got lonely at home.

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The author is a recent college grad.

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Here's how much engineering students make in the middle of their careers

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The mid-career median wages for 10 kinds of engineering majors were largely at or over $100,000.

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Some Gen Z jobseekers are bringing mom and dad to interviews and it's turning off employers, new survey finds

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Some employers say that young professionals are entitled and get offended too easily. 

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