Men ages 23 to 30 are discovering that a bachelor's degree doesn't offer the same protection from unemployment that it used to.

Men ages 23 to 30 are discovering that a bachelor’s degree doesn’t offer the same protection from unemployment that it used to.

Amid a wider slowdown in hiring, the unemployment rate for men ages 23 to 30 with bachelor’s degrees has jumped in recent months to 6% — compared with 3.5% for young women with the same level of education, according to data analyzed by NBC News.

Now, young men with bachelor’s degrees are slightly likelier to be unemployed than young men with just high school diplomas, the analysis found. That’s a recent reversal after decades when young men with bachelor’s degrees had an advantage in the labor market, economists said.

Young women haven’t experienced the same trend; they are still significantly likelier to be employed if they have bachelor’s degrees.

  • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Young women haven’t experienced the same trend; they are still significantly likelier to be employed if they have bachelor’s degrees.

    A sure as the sun will rise, this will be interpreted by the usual folks to mean that reverse gender discrimination is rampant and must be stamped out as part of anti-woke/dei.

    young men with bachelor’s degrees are slightly likelier to be unemployed than young men with just high school diplomas

    This, however, will be touted as a huge success and sign of the effectiveness of this administration.