WSJ said, according to a new analysis from the Burning Glass Institute, unemployment among workers aged 22 to 34 who never graduated from college is near its lowest level in the past two decades.

For college graduates in the same age group, it’s almost the opposite. Their unemployment situation is now among the worst seen over that same period, outside of the pandemic and the slow recovery after the 2007–09 recession.(Image 2)

The gap seems to come down to supply and demand. Skilled trades and other in-person jobs are facing worker shortages as older employees retire and labor supply tightens. At the same time, more Americans have college degrees than ever, while AI is starting to take on some of the entry-level work companies traditionally hired young graduates to do. The stronger areas right now are mostly physical and in-person jobs like construction, manufacturing, restaurants, retail and other service work.(Image 3)

There is one important caveat: college graduates still have lower unemployment overall. So this isn’t really “college is useless.” It’s that their job market has deteriorated sharply relative to its own history, while workers without degrees are seeing the opposite.

Things are changing so fast right now that it’s getting harder to even say what the “good” path is anymore.. what do you guys think?

Original news link: [https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/americans-without-college-degrees-are-having-one-of-the-best-job-markets-in-years-5f37d00e](https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/americans-without-college-degrees-are-having-one-of-the-best-job-markets-in-years-5f37d00e)

AI is squeezing college grads while workers without degrees see one of their best job markets in decades..