Millions of Gen Zers are jobless and unemployment is mainly affecting men

Millions of U.S. Gen Zers are not in employment, education, or training, but American men are struggling to find opportunities more than women are. Currently 9.1% of men ages 20 to 24 are unemployed compared to just 7.2% of women, a gap that’s persisted since the thick of the pandemic.

As more women funnel into AI-proof industries like health care, men are still on the hunt for jobs in tech and financial services slowly being overtaken by automation.