Compared with the same month a year earlier, employment increased by 63,000 in June 2010 for students aged 20 to 24. This pushed their unemployment rate down 3.7 percentage points to 10.3%.

When I moved up, I didn’t want to be cute anymore. I started wearing suit jackets and speaking out at meetings, occasionally shouting out “I disagree!” with great enthusiasm. I tried to seem serious and contribute meaningfully to decision-making. Most of my colleagues were excited for me, but not all.