The United States has the largest gap of any country in job market perceptions between younger and older adults, with the former feeling much less positive. In 2025, 43% of Americans aged 15 to 34 said it was a good time to find a job locally, 21 percentage points lower than for Americans aged 55 and older.
It is rare for younger adults to be significantly less positive about local job conditions than the oldest age group. In only five other places — China, Serbia, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and Norway — does this pattern hold, in which younger adults lag by at least 10 points.
Globally, a median of 48% of adults aged 15 to 34 said it was a good time to find a job locally in 2025, compared with 38% of adults aged 55 and older, a gap of 10 points in the other direction.
Young Americans' job market optimism falls as older adults stay upbeat, new Gallup poll finds https://t.co/FoXt6CXwKa
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