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Unemployment of recent graduates Highest since Feb 2026

5.7% in Jun 2026

Feb 2026 was 5.8%. Measured over 90 months since Jan 2019.

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Jesse Hawkins, “Records: Unemployment of recent graduates: highest since Feb 2026”, jesseahawkins.com, data retrieved 11 Oct 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/records/grads/. Data: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, cited as it asks.

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@misc{hawkins2026recordsgrads,
  author = {Hawkins, Jesse},
  title = {{Records: Unemployment of recent graduates: highest since Feb 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://jesseahawkins.com/records/grads/}},
  note = {Data: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, cited as it asks, retrieved 2026-10-11}
}

How it is ranked

The New York Fed’s unemployment rate for recent college graduates, aged 22 to 27 with a bachelor’s degree or higher. This site’s copy holds 90 months from Jan 2019, retrieved by 11 October 2026; the newest reading is ranked against every earlier one.

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The whole history

90 months, Jan 2019 to Jun 2026 · the scale does not start at zero

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No new high or low in this series since the log began on 11 October 2026.

The readings that matter

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Newest reading	June 2026	5.7%
Last as high	February 2026	5.8%
Highest reading	June 2020	13.4%
Lowest reading	April 2019	3.5%
First reading	January 2019	4.0%

What the series is

The New York Fed’s unemployment rate for recent college graduates, aged 22 to 27 with a bachelor’s degree or higher. The ranking covers this site’s copy of the series, which can start later than the source’s own history.

Terms: Recent graduates · New high, new low

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Sources

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York, cited as it asks: Unemployment of recent graduates. Retrieved 11 October 2026.