The economic gloom hits young men with university degrees harder, according to a report by the Institut du Québec (IDQ).

The unemployment rate for young men fresh out of university is 11.4 per cent in Quebec. This is almost double the 6.6 per cent unemployment rate for women in the same situation.

They are also faring worse than all young men aged 22-26, whose unemployment rate is 9.9 per cent.

The past year has been difficult for all young people, who are struggling to find their first job. “When we look more closely, we see that it’s mainly men who are struggling,” noted IDQ President and CEO Emna Braham.

Nearly half of the jobs created over the past three years were in the health and education sectors, which have a higher number of female university graduates, explained Braham. Trad

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