⚠️College graduates unemployment is rising

Such an unemployment rate for young people has previously been seen during recessions.

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November 13, 2025

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🔥🔥 GLOBAL MARKETS INVESTOR PORTFOLIO — UP 56% SINCE JANUARY 2024 DURING THE MARCH-APRIL 2025 MARKET TURMOIL, MAJOR US INDEXES FELL NEARLY 20%, WHILE THE GMI PORTFOLIO GAINED OVER 5%, FIND OUT HOW BELOW:

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The unemployment rate for college graduates with a Bachelor's degree or higher hit 9.3%, the highest since 2021.

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This almost matches the 2001 recession peak of 9.5%. US college graduates' unemployment is now higher than during the middle of the Great Financial Crisis.

More about the US job market in the following piece.

⚠️The US labor market is in a recession

The job reports for September and October have not been released due to the government shutdown, but private data show a grim picture of the labor market.

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/the-us-labor-market-is-in-a-recession

🚨Recent US job cuts are massive

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is trading at all-time highs, up +17% year-to-date

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/recent-us-job-cuts-are-massive

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