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May 18, 2026

Older Americans say it's a good time to find a job. Younger people aren't buying it.

  • A new poll finds that younger Americans are more pessimistic than older ones about the state of the job market.
    • By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
    Associated Press

    For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the depths of the Great Recession. But in an abrupt shift, a new poll released last week finds young people's confidence has plummeted over the past two years — while their elders remain more upbeat.

    The gap between young and older Americans' views of the job market now is greater than in any other country among the 141 surveyed, according to the Gallup World Poll. In the United States, 43% of those aged 15-34 believe it's “a good time” to find a job in the area where they live, well below the 64% of those aged 55 and over who say the same.


     
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