"Only 43 percent of Americans aged 15-34 think it's a good time to find a job, compared to 64 percent of those 55 and over, according to a new Gallup poll. That 21-point gap is the biggest generational divide of the 141 countries surveyed."
"Young Americans' confidence in the job market dropped 27 percentage points between 2023 and 2025-comparable to the 2008 financial crisis. But unlike that recession, older Americans' optimism barely budged."
"Gen Z's pessimism tracks with rising anxiety about housing costs, economic challenges, and the AI eliminating entry-level jobs."
"Many aren't actually job hunting-they're retired or already employed, so they judge the market abstractly without personal stakes. They're also far more likely to own homes and have savings, insulating them from the housing and cost-of-living shocks driving young workers' pessimism."
Only 43% of Americans aged 15–34 think it is a good time to find a job, compared with 64% of those 55 and over. The 21-point gap is the largest generational divide among 141 countries surveyed. Young Americans’ job-market confidence fell 27 percentage points between 2023 and 2025, a decline comparable to the drop seen around the 2008 financial crisis. Older Americans’ optimism barely changed. Gen Z’s pessimism aligns with rising anxiety about housing costs, broader economic challenges, and AI eliminating entry-level jobs. Older Americans often are retired or already employed, so they assess the market without personal stakes, and many have home ownership and savings that buffer cost-of-living shocks.
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