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Educated young men feeling stunted as many now struggle to find work — could a ‘he-cession’ be on the horizon?
msn ^ | 08/31/2025 | Maurie Backman

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 ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: economics; housing; jobs; trump
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To: logi_cal869
On that we agree.
21 posted on 09/04/2025 1:31:06 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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To: millenial4freedom; 9YearLurker
"Barcenas is still unemployed and living with his parents"

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.

22 posted on 09/04/2025 2:16:27 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: millenial4freedom

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


23 posted on 09/04/2025 2:28:33 PM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

End the H-1B visa bump.


24 posted on 09/04/2025 2:41:06 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: millenial4freedom

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.


25 posted on 09/04/2025 2:44:51 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: millenial4freedom

“Educated”...in what?


26 posted on 09/04/2025 3:07:55 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: millenial4freedom
The article sounds misleading:

"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.

27 posted on 09/04/2025 3:27:46 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: millenial4freedom

Seventy-one percent of HR professionals are female, according to Namely’s HR Careers Report.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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.


28 posted on 09/04/2025 3:33:01 PM PDT by meadsjn
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To: millenial4freedom
Emanuel Barcenas knows first hand just how bad things are for educated young men...

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.

29 posted on 09/04/2025 3:42:34 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: Republican Wildcat
“Educated”...in what?

Group think.

30 posted on 09/04/2025 3:43:26 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Try reading the article.


31 posted on 09/04/2025 3:54:07 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: eyeamok

Aren’t you a hero.


32 posted on 09/04/2025 3:56:04 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: mewzilla

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.


33 posted on 09/04/2025 3:56:31 PM PDT by spintreebob
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To: central_va

not really, I just worked 60-80 hours a week for 45 years and made more good decisions than bad ones


34 posted on 09/04/2025 4:19:52 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: central_va
About 13% of nurse practitioners are men, while 87% are women.

I don't know about you but I want my nurses to be chicks.


35 posted on 09/04/2025 4:28:19 PM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: eyeamok

Was working 70 hours on average a good decision? You threw your life away.


36 posted on 09/04/2025 5:04:37 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: eyeamok

Congrats!


37 posted on 09/04/2025 5:11:04 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: central_va

DEI in all its glory.

Have you seen any white, young male dermatologists lately, pharmcists?


38 posted on 09/04/2025 5:21:19 PM PDT by odawg
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To: odawg

Search Assist

About 32% of pharmacists are male, while 68% are female


39 posted on 09/04/2025 5:29:15 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: eyeamok
we don't know if the young man profiled has a lot of student debt. he studied a technical field too, not a mickey-mouse degree.

and thanks to bidenflation, young people can't afford rents on entry-level salaries.
40 posted on 09/04/2025 6:01:07 PM PDT by millenial4freedom (Government was supposed to preserve freedom, not serve as a jobs program for delinquents and misfits)
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