Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rate

AP News ^ | pdated 12:39 PM CDT, June 26, 2025 | CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

[Huskrrrr]

Chem E was always a sure bet for a job. Tough major.

[central_va]

Cheap labor uber alles

[central_va]

H-1b visa is criminal .

[dfwgator]

Learn to sell.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Learn to sell.

Nothing happens until somebody sells something.

[dfwgator]

All I know is I’m glad I’m near retirement because I hate to sell.

[blitz128]

Did they break it down by types of degrees
Engineering
Actuarial
Medical
Ancient Egyptian lesbian art studies
Or anything that ends in studies

[metmom]

Graduating with useless degrees will get you that.

[Seruzawa]

Dude! Those are hard!! You actually have to show visible competence. Not just mess with C++.

[Sir Bangaz Cracka]

Trump bad. Now, what was this “news” piece all about?

[vpintheak]

They get crap degrees, so they get crap jobs. Welcome to the suck. Your parents or mommy didn’t care to tell you the truth and you just borrowed borrowed and borrowed. Now you’re stuck. Anyone with any sense could have known your degree was crap.

[fedupjohn]

I guess all of the positions requiring a Degree in "Ancient Lesbian Languages" must all ready be filled.

[MuttTheHoople]

I read an article somewhere that 60% of all 2024 college graduates had already been fired within 3 months of hiring. I think it’s because they didn’t realize they had to have a work ethic.

[ridesthemiles]

HOW MANY ARE BRINGING THEIR PARENTS TO JOB INTERVIEWS???

[wac3rd]

She’s a scarf-wearing Muslim from a college called Capital University in Pakistan.

Why not work there?

[Lazamataz]

The current (and future) crop of graduates face incredible headwinds.