# The Degree That Can't Get You Hired_ The New American Trap

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Podcast: [Conspiracy Theories Exploring The Unseen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551)
Published: 2026-06-06T08:35:02+00:00
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## Resource

Let’s dive straight into a growing concern right now in America: the rising unemployment rates among recent college graduates. It used to be that when you graduated from college, you could pretty much count on landing a job, but recent trends show that this isn’t a guarantee anymore.As of April 2026, the unemployment rate for college graduates aged 25 to 34 was around 3.5%, and for those aged 20 to 24, that number climbed to 5.4%. Not surprisingly, recent graduates—those between 22 and 27 years old—faced even tougher odds with an unemployment rate of 5.6%. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support .

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