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As of February 2023, **** percent of recent college graduates who majored in Fine Arts were unemployed in the United States. *** percent of recent college graduates who majored in philosophy were also unemployed.
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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Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate: College Graduates: Advanced Degree: Master's Degree and Higher, 25 years and over, Men (CGAD25OM) from Dec 2014 to Jul 2025 about master's degree, males, 25 years +, tertiary schooling, education, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.
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.
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Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 20 to 24 years (CGBD2024) from Jan 2000 to Jun 2025 about 20 to 24 years, tertiary schooling, education, unemployment, rate, and USA.
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.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - High School Graduates, No College, 18 to 19 years was 19.90% in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - High School Graduates, No College, 18 to 19 years reached a record high of 32.60 in April of 2020 and a record low of 8.90 in December of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - High School Graduates, No College, 18 to 19 years - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 20 to 24 years, Men was 9.80% in June 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 July of 2025.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 25 to 34 years, Women was 2.60% in May 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 July of 2025.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 years and over was 2.50% in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 years and over reached a record high of 4.50 in June of 2020 and a record low of 0.30 in February of 2001. 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 - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 years and over, Men was 2.70% in June 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 August of 2025.
Unemployment rates of 25- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment, Canada and jurisdictions. This table is included in Section E: Transitions and outcomes: Labour market outcomes of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
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Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree and Higher, 16 years and over (CGRA16O) from Jan 2000 to Jun 2025 about tertiary schooling, 16 years +, education, unemployment, rate, and USA.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - Some College or Associate Degree, 25 to 34 years, Men was 3.80% in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - Some College or Associate Degree, 25 to 34 years, Men reached a record high of 16.70 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.10 in November of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - Some College or Associate Degree, 25 to 34 years, Men - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 16 years and over, Women was 3.00% in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree, 16 years and over, Women reached a record high of 11.30 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1.70 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, 16 years and over, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree and Higher, 55 to 64 years was 2.90% in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Bachelor's Degree and Higher, 55 to 64 years reached a record high of 8.90 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1.20 in December 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 and Higher, 55 to 64 years - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 to 64 years, Men was 1.90% in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - College Graduates - Doctoral Degree, 25 to 64 years, Men reached a record high of 4.80 in June of 2020 and a record low of 0.10 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 - Doctoral Degree, 25 to 64 years, Men - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.
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Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - Bachelor's Degree and Higher, 25 Yrs. & over (LNS14027662) from Jan 1992 to Jun 2025 about 25 years +, tertiary schooling, education, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.
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