Gen Z is struggling to break into the entry-level job market—but young male college graduates may be hurting the most.
In comparison, around 2010, non-college-educated men experienced unemployment rates over 15%, whereas the rate among college graduates was closer to 7%.
Men and women also tend to differ on whether they’d be willing to accept a job that doesn’t quite fit into their career goals.
“Men, on the other hand, often hold out for roles that align more closely with their ideal career path or offer what they perceive as adequate compensation and status.”
“For those people that have great ideas or great opportunities and don’t want to go to college, I don’t think college is an end-all, be-all or required thing.”