The Long-Term Unemployed Today? College Grads. The New York Times Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy The Washington Post Long-term unemployed accounted for 25.7 percent of all unemployed people in August 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov) Source link
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Unemployed Ex-Microsoft Worker Struggles With Job Hunt, Money Troubles
Before he was fired last December, Mody Khan was earning a six-figure salary as a cloud solution architect at Microsoft. Nine months into his job search, he’s at risk of losing his home. “I had savings, and I’ve depleted almost all of it,” said Khan, who’s in his 50s and based in Texas. “I’m in a very tight spot.” A …
Read More »China’s unemployed young adults who are pretending to have jobs
Sylvia Chang BBC News Chinese, Hong Kong BBC Shui Zhou pays to go into an office every day No-one would want to work without getting a salary, or even worse – having to pay to be there. Yet paying companies so you can pretend to work for them has become popular among young, unemployed adults in China. It has led …
Read More »1 Reason Gen Z Men Are More Unemployed Than Women
It’s harder to be a man in finance lately, let alone a tech bro. Zoomers have had a rocky debut on the job market. Traditional paths to success in fields like tech, law, and government are disappearing, and AI is disrupting the entry-level rung of the career ladder. Zoomers are questioning the ROI of a college education and increasingly pivoting …
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