Gen Z men with college degrees now have the same unemployment rate as non-grads—a sign that the higher education payoff is dead

fortune.com/2025/07/22/gen-z-college-graduate-unemployment-level-same-as-nongrads-no-degree-job-premium

Gen Z is increasingly slamming their degrees as useless, and new research indicates there may be some truth 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…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-07-22 16:30:07.
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