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The US youth unemployment crisis is driven almost entirely by young men
Male college grads and non-grads are now unemployed at the same rate
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July 23, 2025
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Over the past year, the jobless rate for recent male graduates jumped from under 5% to 7%, according to a FT analysis of BLS data.
Outside the 2020 Crisis, this is the highest share since the post-Great Financial Crisis recovery.
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In contrast, young female grad unemployment fell below 4%, the lowest in 3 years.
Notably, young male graduates aged 22–27 now face unemployment at the same rate as those without college degrees.
This divergence comes as young women are increasingly filling healthcare jobs, a sector that continues growing even during economic recessions.
Last year, nearly 50,000 of the 135,000 new jobs gained by female graduates were in healthcare. This is twice the total number of new jobs gained by male graduates across all sectors combined.
The healthcare sector continues to demonstrate remarkable stability, driven by increasing demand from aging population and its resistance to automation pressures.
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