Young NYers with college degrees face higher unemployment rate than those without for ‘first time in decades’

Source: New York Post

Big Apple college-educated residents have a higher unemployment rate than their less-educated peers for the first time in more than a decade, according to labor statistics highlighted by the city comptroller — who suggested AI might be to blame. New Yorkers aged 22 to 27 with college degrees hit 7. 3% unemployment in March 2026 — compared to a 7.