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Employment and Career Goals Report
Headlines have a lot to say about Gen Z and work—and many of them aren’t in their favor. Are young adults entering the workforce not finding jobs because they can’t write an email—or are they being met with the toughest job market in history? Does Gen Z all want to work from home—or are many interested in office life? Are they being proactive about building a career—or do they all just want “lazy girl jobs”? And how does AI fit into their professional lives?
YPulse’s 2026 Employment and Career Goals Report dives into how many Gen Z and Millennials are employed and looking for work, how they feel about the job market, how they feel in their current roles, and how AI fits into their work-days.
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- How many young people are employed and looking for a new job this year
- What their work schedule looks like now and what they want it to look like in the future
- How they approach work, what employers and schools can do to help them succeed, and how employees are using AI
Report length: 20 pages, North America report is based on surveys of 1500 13-39-year-olds in the U.S. and Canada, fielded November-December 2025. Western Europe report is based on a survey of 2500 13-39-year-olds in the U.K., Italy, Spain, France, and Germany, fielded in November-December 2025
Additional survey content for Pro users:
How many young people are self-employed, the full open-ended list of how they’re using AI at work, the most important things they want out of a job, and more.
The Data File also includes data split by the following demographics: Gender & Generation, Age Groups, Academic Status, Race, POC, Country, Urban/Rural Status, LGBTQ+, and Parent.