US Economy: Graduate Job Crisis 2025 — How Bad Is It and What’s Next?
The US economy faces mounting challenges as infrastructural hurdles and ballooning debt weaken its financial core. Geopolitical tensions and aggressive tariff policies exacerbate the strain, with the dollar projected to hit historic lows within ten months. Meanwhile, a growing graduate job crisis threatens to deepen economic instability.
Unemployment among recent graduates has surged, particularly for those aged 20 to 24 with bachelor’s degrees, rising 1.3 percentage points over three years. In Q1 2025, jobless rates for graduates aged 22 to 27 averaged 5.8%, reflecting a widening gap between youth and general population unemployment—a trend persisting for 35 years.