Unemployment same for Gen Z males with, without degree

Gen Z is increasingly slamming their degrees as useless, and new research in the United States indicates there may be some truth in that when it comes to the job hunt. In fact, the unemployment rate of males aged 22 to 27 is roughly the same whether or not they hold a degree. It comes as employers drop degree requirements and young men ditch corporate jobs for skilled trades, reports Preston Fore for Fortune.

Gen Z is struggling to break into the entry-level job market – but young male college graduates may be hurting the most.

The most recent data from the US Federal Reserve indicates the unemployment rate among recent college graduates is on the rise, at about 5.5%. Although it remains lower than the 6.9% rate among all young workers between 22 and 27 years old, men with a college degree now have roughly the same unemployment rate as young men who didn’t go to college.
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