As of February 2023, 12.1 percent of recent college graduates who majored in Fine Arts were unemployed in the United States. 9.1 percent of recent college graduates who majored in philosophy were also unemployed.

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In 2024, around 6.2 percent of people aged 25 and older who had less than a high school diploma, were unemployed. After relatively high levels of unemployment across all education groups in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment levels have decreased in the subsequent years. The monthly unemployment rate in the U.S. can be accessed here and the unemployment rate for each U.S. state can be accessed here.

In May 2024, about 4.5 percent of recent college graduates were unemployed in the United States. This was a significant decrease from September 2020, when the unemployment rate among recent college graduates was at nine percent.

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United States - Unemployment Rate - Bachelor's Degree and Higher, 25 Yrs. & over was 2.50% in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - Bachelor's Degree and Higher, 25 Yrs. & over reached a record high of 8.40 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1.50 in April of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - Bachelor's Degree and Higher, 25 Yrs. & over - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 34 years, Women was 3.10% in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 34 years, Women reached a record high of 11.00 in July of 2020 and a record low of 1.30 in September of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 34 years, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

This statistic shows college majors with the highest unemployment rates in the United States between 2009 and 2012. The rate of unemployment for students with an international business major stood at 12.3 percent in 2012.

United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 64 years was 2.40% in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 64 years reached a record high of 9.20 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1.50 in April of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 64 years - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

The statistic shows the highest unemployment rates among university graduates in China in 2010, by degree course. In 2010, the unemployment rate among financial administration graduates amounted to 12.6 percent in China.

United States - Unemployment Rate: College Graduates: Advanced Degree: Master's Degree and Higher, 25 years and over was 2.30% in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate: College Graduates: Advanced Degree: Master's Degree and Higher, 25 years and over reached a record high of 6.20 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1.00 in December of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate: College Graduates: Advanced Degree: Master's Degree and Higher, 25 years and over - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 35 to 44 years, Men was 1.50% in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 35 to 44 years, Men reached a record high of 7.30 in April of 2020 and a record low of 0.90 in March of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 35 to 44 years, Men - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 20 to 24 years, Men was 7.60% in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 20 to 24 years, Men reached a record high of 18.60 in June of 2020 and a record low of 2.10 in March of 2007. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 20 to 24 years, Men - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

As of February 2023, around 71.3 percent of recent college graduates who majored in criminal justice were underemployed in the United States. Of those who majored in performing arts, about 64 percent were underemployed.

In June 2024, about 40.5 percent of recent college graduates were underemployed in the United States. This indicated no change from the previous month.The Federal Reserve Bank of New York defines underemployment as "working in a job that typically does not require a bachelor’s degree". Recent college graduates are those aged 22 to 27 with a bachelor's degree or higher

United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Professional Degree, 20 to 24 years, Women was 14.40% in September of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Professional Degree, 20 to 24 years, Women reached a record high of 100.00 in October of 2002 and a record low of 1.10 in January of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Professional Degree, 20 to 24 years, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

In 2023, around 23.5 percent of high school dropouts were unemployed, compared to 15.8 percent of graduates. See the United States unemployment rate and the monthly unemployment rate for further information. Unemployment among high school dropouts and high school graduatesAs seen from the timeline above, high school graduates are generally employed at a higher rate than individuals who had dropped out of high school. Since 2000, the share of high school dropouts to be employed has risen and fallen. Unemployment of high school dropouts reached a low in 2020 at 7.5 percent, falling well below graduates. In 2021, 90.1 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from high school. Unemployment of high school graduates not enrolled in college is much higher than the national unemployment rate in the United States. As of 2021, unemployment in the U.S. was at 5.3 percent, down from a high of 9.6 percent unemployment in 2010, the highest yearly rate in ten years. Nationwide, unemployment is worst among farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, with a rate of 5.1 percent in May 2022, followed by construction and extraction occupations and transportation and material moving occupations. Not only were more than 7.5 percent of high school dropouts unemployed in 2021, but working high school dropouts earned less on average than individuals of any other level of educational attainment. In 2020, mean earnings of individuals who had not graduated from high school were about 26,815 U.S. dollars annually, compared to 39,498 dollars among high school graduates and 73,499 dollars among those with a Bachelor's degree.

United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 years and over, Men was 1.10% in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 years and over, Men reached a record high of 5.30 in June of 2020 and a record low of 0.20 in September of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 years and over, Men - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.