# 42% of America’s recent college grads are working jobs that don’t need a degree. From Kathmandu to Paris, young people are taking to the streets

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-26T06:00:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/26/gen-z-underemployment-riots-france-cockroach-india-rebellion/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/42-of-america-s-recent-college-grads-are-working-jobs-that-don-t-need--a322b8/

The New York Fed data measures "underemployment." One historian calls this “elite overproduction” — a final stage before social upheaval.

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