Unemployment among recent college graduates and other groups

The line chart shows the monthly unemployment rate for recent college graduates benchmarked against the rates for other groups from January 1990 through April 2026.

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Note: Young workers and recent college graduates between 22 and 27 years old

Chart: Gabriel Cortes / CNBCSource: U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of New York