Posted on 09/04/2025 12:38:02 PM PDT by millenial4freedom
In July 2025, the U.S. unemployment rate was at 4.2% — which, historically speaking, is rather low. But that doesn’t mean that all job seekers are thriving.
An NBC News analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data finds that the unemployment rate among men ages 23 to 30 with a bachelor's degree has reached 6%. By comparison, the unemployment rate among women with a bachelor's degree in that same age range is 3.5%.
During the pandemic, the term “she-cession” was created to illustrate just how unfavorable the economy was for working women at the time. Now, with many young men struggling to find work, the term “he-cession” has started gaining traction in the media.
Emanuel Barcenas knows first hand just how bad things are for educated young men. Two years after graduating from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a computer science bachelor’s degree, Barcenas is still unemployed and living with his parents, NBC News reports. In fact, he’s gotten only a handful of interviews despite applying to more than 900 jobs.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
I am sorry. I think that is still a choice.
My two sons never let anything like that happen. They stayed focused and moves ahead.
During the pandemic, men who worked with their hands (as well as their brains) such as mechanics, electricians, plumbers, and delivery truck drivers kept working. They were not college graduates. We found out who the actual “essential workers” really are
End the H-1B visa bump.
sounds like going into the student debt slave lifestyle isn’t paying off. Should have learned a Trade instead, I just retired Monday and Sold mt business that payed me $300K a year, skilled Trade. My sales package is funding my retirement of $110K a year also. NO I did not go to college, didn’t even graduate high school, moved out at 17 way back when it was pretty much mandatory you get your ass out of mommas house as soon as high school ended.
“Educated”...in what?
"Young women . . . are much more likely to be employed if they have a bachelor's degree..."
In what jobs? Yes, nursing was always a good career, but what about the liberal studies majors? They might be working minimum-wage jobs, but statistics show them as employed.
STEM majors might have higher unemployment rates, maybe because they hold out for higher-income jobs.
Seventy-one percent of HR professionals are female, according to Namely’s HR Careers Report.
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What they mean: 71% of HR are militant commie feminist witches.
So, yes, white men are having difficulty in the job market - have been for decades.
Educated young men...
So men without a sheepskin are ignorant?!
Note to the author of this piece: I hate to break this to you, but the talented tradesmen we know, sans college degrees, earn more than every non-STEM PhD in our family.
And have ZERO college debt.
Group think.
Try reading the article.
Aren’t you a hero.
Undergraduate majors with lowest unemployment rates in U.S: Nutrition sciences Construction services Animal+ plant sciences Civil engineering Special education Agriculture Early childhood education Aerospace engineering
Nursing
Undergraduate majors with highest unemployment rates in U.S:
Anthropology Physics Computer engineering Commercial art+ graphic design Fine arts Sociology Computer science Chemistry
Per CNBC
Computer engineering/Computer science are rapidly changing fields. The ability to be a quick learner of new things is needed, not the ability to handle last year’s flavor-of-the-month.
not really, I just worked 60-80 hours a week for 45 years and made more good decisions than bad ones
I don't know about you but I want my nurses to be chicks.
Was working 70 hours on average a good decision? You threw your life away.
Congrats!
DEI in all its glory.
Have you seen any white, young male dermatologists lately, pharmcists?
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About 32% of pharmacists are male, while 68% are female
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