Washington, July 6, 2025 (AFP) - 'Into a void': Young US college graduates face employment crisis

NAMPA / AFP

2025-07-06

Over two years, Rebecca Atkins filed more than 250 job applications, and felt like every one was going into a gaping chasm -- one opened by the highest unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the United States in more than a decade. "It was extremely dispiriting," said the 25-year-old, who graduated in 2022 with a degree in law and justice from a university in the US capital Washington. "I was convinced that I was a terrible person, and......

Restricted content

Education

Hiroshima, Japan, July 6, 2025 (AFP) - Hiroshima teens relay atom bomb horror with art

2025-07-06 05:03:16

Los Angeles, United States, July 2, 2025 (AFP) - US ex-criminology student pleads guilty to four murders

2025-07-02 21:00:36

Cairo, July 2, 2025 (AFP) - Thousands sit delayed Sudan school exams but war denies many more

2025-07-02 20:30:24

2025-07-02 09:00:13

Paris, July 2, 2025 (AFP) - 'Writing is thinking': do students who use ChatGPT learn less?

2025-07-02 07:00:15

Los Angeles, United States, July 1, 2025 (AFP) - Suspect in 2022 US university killings to take plea deal

2025-07-01 05:00:27

Los Angeles, United States, July 1, 2025 (AFP) - Suspect in 2022 US university killings to take plea deal

2025-07-01 05:00:24

Latest NAMPA photos

WINDHOEK, 05 July 2025 - FNB Namibia Head of Enterprise Banking, Connie-Marlene Theyse. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 05 July 2025 - FNB Namibia Head of Enterprise Banking, Connie-Marlene Theyse. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 05 June 2025 - South African businesswoman and acclaimed actress, Connie Ferguson. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 05 June 2025 - South African businesswoman and acclaimed actress, Connie Ferguson. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 05 June 2025 - South African businesswoman and acclaimed actress, Connie Ferguson. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

NAMPA

OMUTHIYA, 05 July 2025 - Local farmers and community members in Omuthiya harvesting potatoes on Saturday. (Photo by: Maria David) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 04 July 2025 - The Angolan National Under-20 men’s football team pose for a photo ahead of their opening match against Namibia during the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 championships at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 04 July 2025 - The Namibian National Under-20 men’s football squad pose for a photo ahead of their match against Angola during the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 championships at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA