Unemployment Among Recent College Graduates

This chart shows the U-3 unemployment rate, the well-known rate most are familiar with.
U-3   U-6  

Data is seasonally adjusted and smoothed with a three-month moving average. Recent college graduates are those aged 22 to 27 with a Bachelor's degree or higher who are not currently enrolled in school. October 2025 results are estimates due to missing data.
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