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🏈 Belichick era starts with a dud

Belichick exits the field after the loss. (Chris Seward/AP Photo)

The Belichick era got off to a horrid start on Monday night in Chapel Hill, where the Tar Heels suffered a blowout 48-14 loss to TCU.

From Yahoo Sports' Dan Wolken:

Since he took the job last December, having been thoroughly rejected by the NFL despite his six Super Bowl Rings, the football world has been wondering what 73-year-old Bill Belichick would look like coaching a college team.

It subsequently became a nine-month journey of interest in his personal life, a book tour, a series of awkward interviews and a branding initiative led by his 24-year-old girlfriend.

What we didn't hear much about was the football team he had to coach. Maybe now we know why.

Tar Heels fans exit their seats during the third quarter. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

North Carolina's 48-14 drubbing at the hands of TCU was evidence that $10 million for the most accomplished coach in the history of the sport may not go as far as it used to.

In the NFL, we can debate where Belichick ranks among names like Vince Lombardi, Bill Walsh and Chuck Noll. As a college coach, Belichick's debut was more in the realm of his former Patriots assistant Charlie Weis, who once described his recruiting pitch at Kansas thusly: "Have you looked at that pile of crap out there?"

Belichick, of course, is too buttoned up to provide such a juicy sound bite. But his assessment of the proceedings Monday was direct and in character.

"They just outplayed us, they outcoached us and they were better than we were. That's all there is to it," Belichick said, speaking in front of a backdrop of balloons that seemed far too festive for the occasion. "They did a lot more things right than we did. Give them credit for being the better team."

Tar Heels players run out onto the field. (Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

While it would be imprudent to declare the Belichick experiment a failure already, you get this kind of honeymoon only once.

As kickoff approached Monday, idyllic Chapel Hill looked like something it has never been: A real college football town with packed tailgates and bars, Tar Heel celebrities like Michael Jordan and Mia Hamm jetting in to be part of the atmosphere and ESPN treating the game like a national event.

Instead, it quickly turned into a social media pile-on. After scoring easily on their first scripted drive to take a 7-0 lead, the Tar Heels played like they have the potential to end up one of the worst teams in FBS.

Keep reading.

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Did you enjoy the playoff games in Columbus, Clemson, Miami and Tallahassee? That's what they felt like. Big brands. Home stadiums. Exciting atmospheres. Perhaps we could see it all again come December.

Columbus, Ohio — The Arch Manning era got off to a rocky start, as No. 3 Ohio State's defense shut down the top-ranked Longhorns in a 14-7 victory, making Texas the first preseason No. 1 team to lose its opener since 1990.

Sportsbooks make bank: BetMGM's top five Week 1 bets by total money wagered — led by Texas +1 — all went the way of the house in a brutal weekend for the betting public.

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Clemson, South Carolina — No. 9 LSU took down No. 4 Clemson, 17-10, for their first Week 1 win since 2019, when they went 15-0 en route to a national title. Could this finally be the year Brian Kelly and the Tigers break through in a crowded SEC?

Heisman Watch: LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier (28/38, 230 yards, TD) leapfrogged Manning to become the new Heisman favorite (+650 at BetMGM), just ahead of South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers (+700). Manning fell from +500 to +1600.

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Miami, Florida — No. 10 Miami hung on to beat No. 4 Notre Dame, 27-24, thanks to a clutch 47-yard field goal from newcomer Carter Davis with just over a minute left.

Highlight reel: CJ Daniels gave Miami the lead going into halftime with an incredible one-handed catch, pictured above.

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Tallahassee, Florida — Fans stormed the field after unranked Florida State stunned No. 8 Alabama, 31-17, in convincing fashion. The Seminoles went 2-10 last season and entered as 14-point underdogs.

Trouble in Tuscaloosa? A mere 14 games into the post-Nick Saban era, Alabama football is in crisis. That's already four losses as a double-digit favorite under head coach Kalen DeBoer.

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⚽️ $176 million

Liverpool finally reached a deal to sign Newcastle forward Alexander Isak for a $176 million fee, breaking the Premier League transfer record set earlier this summer when they signed Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for $153 million.

⚾️ 306 feet

Trevor Story's bizarre home run on Monday afternoon at Fenway Park traveled just 306 feet — off the right fielder's glove and into Boston's famed "Pesky Pole" — making it the second-shortest non-inside-the-park home run of the Statcast era (since 2015).

⛳️ 24 winners

Miranda Wang (-20) won the FM Championship by a stroke over world No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul, continuing a remarkable streak on the LPGA Tour where there still hasn't been a repeat winner this season. 23 tournaments, 24 winners (one event featured teams).

🏀 4th triple-double

Luka Dončić put up 26 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on Sunday in Slovenia's win over Belgium, notching the fourth triple-double in EuroBasket history. The other three: Poland's Mateusz Ponitka (2022), Romania's Rareș Mandache (2017) and Croatia's Toni Kukoč (1995).

⚾️ MLB playoff picture

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The final month of the MLB regular season is upon us. Here's how the playoff picture is shaping up as September gets underway.

East: Blue Jays (79-59) … Yankees (76-61), Red Sox (77-62)

Central: Tigers (80-59)

West: Astros (76-62) … Mariners (73-65), Rangers (72-67)

Wild card: Yankees (76-61), Red Sox (77-62), Mariners (73-65) … Rangers (72-67), Royals (70-67), Guardians (68-68), Rays (68-69)

East: Phillies (80-58) … Mets (74-64)

Central: Brewers (85-54) … Cubs (79-59)

West: Dodgers (78-59) … Padres (76-62)

Wild card: Cubs (79-59), Padres (76-62), Mets (74-64) … Reds (70-68), Giants (69-69), Diamondbacks (68-71), Cardinals (68-71)

📺 Watchlist: Tuesday, Sept. 2

(Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)🎾 U.S. Open, Day 10 | ESPN

The men's and women's quarterfinals begin today.

Men: No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, who has yet to drop a set, faces No. 20 Jiri Lehecka (12:40pm); No. 4 Taylor Fritz hopes to beat No. 7 Novak Djokovic (8:10pm) for the first time in 11 tries.

Women: No. 4 Jessica Pegula, a New York native, faces Barbora Krejčíková (11:30am); No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, seeking her fifth straight Grand Slam semifinal appearance, faces Markéta Vondroušová (7pm).

⚾️ Yankees at Astros | 8:10pm TBS

Two of the game's best lefties — Max Fried (14-5, 3.06 ERA) and Framber Valdez (12-7, 3.18 ERA) — take the mound in Houston for a pair of likely playoff teams.

More to watch:

🏀 WNBA: Fever at Mercury (10pm, NBA) … Phoenix (25-14) already clinched the playoffs; Indiana (21-19) would be the last team in if the season ended today.

🏀 EuroBasket: Group Stage (DAZN) … Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece (8am) and Luka Dončić's Slovenia (11am) both take the floor.

Today's full slate.

⚾️ MLB trivia

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Aaron Judge's 43rd home run of the season was the 358th of his career, tying Yogi Berra for the fifth-most ever by a Yankee.

Question: Which four Yankees have more?

Answer at the bottom.

🍿 Baker's Dozen: Top plays of the weekend

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🏈 CJ Daniels!!!

⚽️ Unreal hat trick

🏈 Ridiculous grab

🏈 OBJ impression

🏑 How'd she do that?!

⚾️ Elly is Superman

⚽️ Incredible defense

🎾 Alcaraz being Alcaraz

⚽️ Dominik Szoboszlai!

🥍 Xander gets fancy

⚾️ PCA tracks it down

⚾️ Kwan lays out

🎾 Sinner being Sinner

Watch all 13.

Trivia answer: Babe Ruth (659 HR), Mickey Mantle (536), Lou Gehrig (493), Joe DiMaggio (361)

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Australian basketball player Ben Griscti sustained a fractured vertebrae after a backboard fell on him

The 23-year-old Adelaide 36ers player was taken to the hospital after waiting 90 minutes for an ambulance for the five-minute drive

Despite the fracture, Griscti will not require surgery and is currently recovering at home

Professional Australian basketball player, Ben Griscti, is recovering after a backboard fell on top of him during practice.

The Adelaide 36ers player, 23, sustained a fractured vertebrae on Saturday, Aug. 30, after the hoop's backboard collapsed following a teammate's dunk at Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Arena in Canberra, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Adelaide 36ers basketball team.

On Monday, Sept. 1, the team confirmed in a press release that Griscti would be missing the start of the NBL season.

"Ben was injured when a backboard collapsed on top of him during the team's shoot around at the AIS Arena, ahead of the side's final NBL Blitz game," the release read.

The athlete reportedly waited for an ambulance for over 90 minutes despite the hospital being only five minutes away by car, according to ABC.

"There were a number of other emergencies in the territory at the time of that call," ACT Ambulance Service chief officer David Dutton told the outlet.

PEOPLE has contacted the ACT Ambulance Service, the Australian Government's Office for Sport, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Arena and the South Australia Police for comment.

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Ben Griscti before the round two NBL match between Cairns Taipans and Adelaide 36ers at Cairns Convention Centre, on September 28, 2024 in Cairns, Australia

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"As soon as we were able to dispatch a paramedic crew to that patient they attended, and they transported that patient in a stable condition through to the emergency department," he continued.

Dutton told the outlet that the case was reviewed, and "it was appropriately triaged as a priority two response for ACT Ambulance — so that is a non-lights and sirens response."

He added that Griscti was "conscious, alert and breathing the whole time" and was assisted by a team doctor before the ambulance arrived.

"There was no change in the patient's condition and therefore, no change to the priority of the ambulance response," he stated.

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A general view during the 2025 NBL Blitz match between Melbourne United and Brisbane Bullets at AIS Arena on August 30, 2025 in Canberra, Australia

Despite the fracture, Griscti won't require surgery and has since returned home, according to his team.

"He has travelled home to Adelaide and a timeline for him to return to the court will not be set until he is able to get further medical advice to determine the next steps around the management of the injury," they concluded in their statement.

The NBL also said in a release they were "deeply saddened" about Griscti's "serious injury during training at the AIS Arena on Saturday, August 30."

"The NBL has been in direct contact to offer support to Ben, his family and the Adelaide 36ers. The welfare of all players and staff is our highest priority," they added. "The NBL is working with AIS Arena on the matter."

Griscti thanked everyone for "the messages of support and concern," adding that he'll "be back soon," per the NBL Instagram page.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the Australian Sports Commission, the operator of AIS Arena, also told ABC that they would be taking the case "seriously" and "will be looking into the incident."

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Gabby Thomas won't run at track and field world championships due to Achilles tendon injury September 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM 1 / 2US Championships AthleticsGabby Thomas reacts after the third heat of the women's 200meter semifinal at the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, Aug.

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1 / 2US Championships AthleticsGabby Thomas reacts after the third heat of the women's 200-meter semifinal at the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will miss this month's track world championships with an Achilles tendon injury she's been dealing with since May.

Thomas, the American who won the 200-meter sprint in Paris and was on both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter gold-medal relay teams, said she exacerbated the injury in July.

"I understand that it will be disappointing for some track fans to hear this news, but I've finally come to the realization that it's OK to be human and take care of myself," Thomas said in a statement sent out Tuesday to announce the news.

World championships run Sept. 13-21 in Tokyo.

Thomas did not look in top form last month at U.S. nationals, where she rallied to secure the third and final spot in the 200 by .001 seconds. The 28-year-old Thomas said she plans on competing in 2026.

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What's worth buying at Walmart ahead of fall? Retirees will be excited to learn the big-box retailer has plenty of seasonal arrivals at prices to fit every budget if you're prioritizing saving money.

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4 Nice Places To Retire That Are Way Cheaper Than Florida Caitlyn MoorheadSeptember 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM Sean Pavone / Getty Images/iStockphoto Florida has long been considered one of the most ideal places to retire in style.

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Florida has long been considered one of the most ideal places to retire in style. However, just because the real estate market is popular, it doesn't always mean it's the best. Figuring out the ideal place to stretch your retirement income is the objective, even if the location that fits your needs is subjective.

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It's important to consider how factors such as rising costs — particularly in cities like Miami — can make the Sunshine State less appealing to some retirees, especially those living off of Social Security benefits. Though Florida does have several pros like its climate and a lack of state income tax, there are also cons like high property taxes and insurance premiums due to being in an area subject to hurricanes.

With that in mind, consider the following list of recommended locations that could offer a better way to stretch out your nest egg.

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The Carolinas

Living in either North Carolina or South Carolina typically requires less income than Florida to enjoy a comfortable retirement lifestyle. Plus, along with affordability, you can enjoy a bit more seasonality and less extreme summers in the Carolinas.

Something that stands out about North Carolina is that it has 18 Certified Retirement Communities. These communities are ideal for retirees as they include amenities and services that let seniors lead active and social lives.

To put housing pricing in perspective, here are some key takeaways:

The median value of an owner-occupied home in Key West, Florida, is $816,300, with median monthly mortgage costs of about $3,486.

The average Key West home value is $1,051,811, down 5.1% over the past year

The average monthly payment on a 30-year fixed mortgage with a $445,000 home in Raleigh, North Carolina, is around $2,660.

South Carolina is full of options for retirees as well, from resort-like living in Hilton Head or Myrtle Beach.

The average Myrtle Beach home value is $324,722, down 4.2% over the past year, and goes to pending in around 53 days.

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Minnesota

Minnesota might not seem like a retirement destination off the bat, but the state is more affordable in general than Florida for retirees.

The average monthly mortgage payment for the entire state of Minnesota is about $1,923, whereas the average monthly mortgage payment in Florida is $2,313. However, in bigger cities like Minneapolis, the average monthly mortgage payment is around $1,995, but the average monthly mortgage payment in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area is closer to $2,452.

While winters certainly get cold in Minnesota, the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is great for nature lovers who dream of a retirement full of outdoor recreation. In fact, 99% of seniors in Minneapolis live within a 10-minute walk of a park, according to the Trust for Public Land.

Perhaps what makes Minnesota a draw is its healthcare offerings. In addition to being home to the top-ranked Mayo Clinic, Minnesota earns high marks for healthcare cost, quality and availability for seniors.

Colorado

Colorado also makes the list of some of the (mountain)top places to retire. To be fair, Colorado overall is generally not always cheaper than Florida — especially if you are looking at Denver or some of the more luxurious ski towns — but it's worth noting that affordability varies based on your situation. For example, if you have a significant amount of retirement assets in a Roth account, then Florida's lack of individual income taxes may not be as appealing.

In contrast, Colorado's low property tax rate could save you money if you plan on owning a home. The state's effective property tax rate is 0.55%, which ranks third best in the nation, while Florida is around the middle of the pack at 0.91%, according to a Tax Foundation analysis.

Plus, Colorado has a lot going for it in terms of quality of life. For example, Colorado tends to rank at or near the top of most rankings for the most physically fit states.

Abroad

If you want to potentially save money while enjoying a great quality of life, you can also consider retiring outside of the U.S. So many places abroad — Costa Rica, Mexico, Portugal and Belgium, just to name a few — offer an inexpensive way of life and are considered to have great communities for expats.

Overall, there are many great places to consider retiring to besides Florida. Some people may still find that Florida fits their desired retirement lifestyle and budget, but don't feel like their options are limited. There are many other cities, states and even countries that offer alternatives to enjoy an affordable, fun retirement.

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How the midlife crisis was replaced by a decadelong rise in 'young worker despair' in the U.S.—and what it means for Gen Z Nick Lichtenberg September 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM The term "quarterlife crisis" is a millennial invention, referring to young adults' period of anxiety, uncertainty, and selfdoubt a...

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Nick Lichtenberg September 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM

The term "quarter-life crisis" is a millennial invention, referring to young adults' period of anxiety, uncertainty, and self-doubt as they transition into adulthood. Introduced into the zeitgeist by Alexandra Robbins and Abby Wilner in 2001 for their book, Quarterlife Crisis: The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties, the concept was met with mixed reactions at the time, from Katie Couric's skepticism to Oprah Winfrey's empathy.

Gen Z knows this feeling all too well. From chronic struggles with burnout to a pragmatic, even skeptical take on how to lead their careers, the generation that entered the workforce during the age of quiet quitting has come to exemplify the quarter-life crisis. But what if this is the new norm, and the midlife crisis is going extinct the way other trappings of the 20th century have, like dial-up internet and Kodak film? What if Gen Z has giant, macroeconomically valid reasons for being plunged into a collective quarter-life crisis?

A provocative working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research has discovered exactly that: Young people are now experiencing much higher levels of "despair" than those in midlife and older age, reversing the longstanding generational pattern of a "hump-shaped" relationship between mental despair and age. To sum: Way back when, you were supposed to be full of despair in middle age, not in adolescence or early adulthood. Economists David Blanchflower of Dartmouth College and the University of Glasgow, and Alex Bryson of University College London, are unequivocal: This is nothing less than the "disappearance" of the traditional midlife crisis.

Instead, they found the quarter-life crisis is very real, and Gen Z is struggling by historical standards (although they do not use the term "quarter-life crisis"). The decline in mental health among young people, they write, is "particularly evident for young people ages 12-25, and especially young women." What's more—and what sets Blanchflower and Bryson's research apart from so much other relevant work in this area—is it's the first study to directly link youth despair to what's happening in the labor market. Bryson noted that it's just been put out as a discussion paper and is yet to be peer-reviewed.

When reached for comment by Fortune, Blanchflower described being "freaked" out by what his research is showing: "Suddenly young workers look to be in big trouble." The economist admits he had "never really heard the phrase" quarter-life crisis before, but he "might well have used it" if he had. Still, he was forthright. "Now, both absolutely and relatively, the young are worse off … [it used to be] true that your happiness was going to decline in midlife, but that's all changed."

In a separate interview, Bryson agreed the findings do support a quarter-life-crisis thesis in the sense that big issues are facing young people. He cited a speculative but striking quote from their research about how "things have moved against people at that time in their lives, when they're looking to build careers and move on and acquire property and all the things … the ladder-type things."

"Moving on up the ladder, it feels as if, perhaps, for some of them, somebody's removed some of the rungs on that ladder." Bryson added that he has not seen research directly supportive of this sentiment.

Bryson said they've found "workers are always more mentally healthy than non-workers … But there's a big change in what's going on for young people. They're getting worse relative to the non-workers, amongst the young only." He clarified that they've found this isn't happening to people over 40 years old, "but it is happening if you're below 40 years of age, and it's increasingly so amongst the very young, those under 25."

Blanchflower and Bryson's cite Jean Twenge's research that "the work ethic itself among the young has plummeted," along with Anne Case and Angus Deaton's "Deaths of Despair," both influential findings of a well-being crisis in the 21st century. In interviews with Fortune, both Blanchflower and Bryson also cited the work of Jonathan Haidt, who has argued for a link between smartphone addiction and youth depression, while Blanchflower also cited Harvard professor Robert Putnam and his famous observation at the turn of the century that Americans were increasingly "bowling alone."

Blanchflower said he's been talking to Putnam about how the problem of social isolation, first identified in 2000, is getting worse. "The answer is people aren't bowling at all. They're not going to the swimming pool. They're not dating. They're not having sex. They're not doing things … The horse is bolted." Blanchflower urged people to pay attention to what's happening: "I think the potential consequences of this are huge, long-lasting and global."

Getting over the hump

Historically, mental despair in the US—typically characterized by symptoms of depression, persistent sadness or hopelessness, and general psychological distress—followed a "hump-shaped" curve: it increased through early adulthood, peaked in middle age, and then declined in later years. But Blanchflower and Bryson's research, titled "Rising Young Worker Despair in the United States," finds that this pattern has fundamentally changed since the 1990s. "Now the function slopes down," Blanchflower told Fortune, "so despair declines in age."

Drawing on an extensive range of nationally representative data sources—including the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS, 1993-2023), the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH, 2008-2023), as well as multiple large national surveys—the researchers document a dramatic rise in despair among young people who are active in the labor force. This means in general, the younger the worker, the higher their level of reported mental distress, with despair now declining steadily with age instead of peaking in midlife.

Blanchflower said he was particularly struck by this finding because as recently as 2021, he wrote a paper describing the midlife crisis hump-shaping as "one of the most important patterns in the world, in social science, and it's like, well, until it isn't."

While young workers face a rising tide of distress, the original midlife "hump" of despair persists only among Americans who are unemployed or unable to work, and remains flat for homemakers, students, and retirees, according to the NBER paper. This points to a crisis concentrated among the young and employed—not a general trend affecting all cohorts equally.

"The reason that mental despair now declines in age is because of the recent decline in the mental health of workers under the age of 40 and especially those under 25," they write. The rise is seen across different datasets and demographic groups, but is especially pronounced among women and those with jobs, rather than unemployed or economically inactive individuals.

The ghosts of the Great Recession?

Although the paper primarily establishes the existence and scale of the shift, rather than pinning down exact causes, it points to wider social and economic factors that may be contributing: rising job insecurity, diminished worker control and autonomy, rapid technological change and close digital monitoring in the workplace, stagnating wages relative to living costs, and the weakening of collective bargaining power. The loss of traditional expectations around steady employment and the rise of "gig" economy precarity may also leave younger workers feeling especially vulnerable—despairing, really.

Bryson told Fortune that, although "some people don't agree," their research suggests this rise in young worker despair began "some time not long after the Great Recession," specifically the years between 2012 and 2014. Critics say the decreasing stigma around discussing mental health has led to elevated findings of despair in survey data, but Blanchflower and Bryson cite hard data around rising rates of suicide, hospitalization for eating disorders, rising obesity, and social withdrawal as strong evidence of genuine despair among young people. "There are behaviors to support the underlying proposition that the mental health of the young has been declining," Bryson said.

When asked about similarities to the concept of labor-market hysteresis, introduced by Olivier Blanchard and Larry Summers in a groundbreaking 1986 paper, Bryson agreed, saying he's also used that phrase. Among other things, Blanchard and Summers argued "permanent scars" can result from unemployment, particularly in the wake of recessions. Bryson added that he's become intrigued with other "scarring effects associated with subjective well-being," say from being born into a recession, or having parents who were born into a recession. (Adam Posen, President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, recently noted on Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast that despite extensive attention paid to hysteresis and labor-market scarring, many economists looked for it in the data after the Great Recession and were unable to find it.)

Bank of America Global Research regularly looks at trends in unemployment, including for young workers. A recent analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows the unemployment rate is always higher for young workers, but more tellingly, since 2022 the rate for recent graduates has risen above the overall unemployment rate. The Bank of America Institute offered a more comprehensive view of the situation for young workers: "some 289 million young people globally are neither gaining professional experience through a job nor developing skills by participating in an educational or vocational program, limiting economic gains."

Young worker unemployment is consistently higher.

Subsequently, a first-of-its-kind study by Stanford, led by cutting-edge AI researcher Erik Brynjolfsson, has found that since late 2022, fewer young people are being hired into occupations that are heavily exposed to automation by AI. There is also corroborating evidence from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which conducts an annual mental health survey. Jim Link, chief human resources officer for SHRM, told Fortune in an interview that they don't frame this issue as "worker despair" but rather "well-being at work." Their survey finds that essentially 67% of workers reported worse well-being than before the pandemic for every year except 2021, when "vaccine joy" was a one-off booster. And "if you were a young person," Link added, "your scores were worse."

The hump shape becomes a check mark

Blanchflower described how, even though he's been studying this topic for years, he hadn't previously spotted this pattern stretching back to the 1990s because the data was patchy; besides, he had assumed it was a pandemic-related phenomenon. But after reading an interview with Jean Twenge, he went back and "started to look at the data. And I went, 'Oh, good lord' … It was clear that it had started before 2020 and that Covid obviously made it worse, but I think people hadn't recognized it."

This led to a 2024 NBER paper with Bryson and Xiaowei Xu, when they first contrasted the more traditional "hump shape" of the established midlife crisis with the post-2019 surge in youth despair. The chart doesn't look like a hump anymore, but more like an upside-down check mark, peaking on the left side and going down and to the right. His U.S. chart specifically, he said, prompted a phone call from the United Nations, which would later engage him to work on studying the despair issue globally.

The supporting evidence in the UK was also stark. Blanchflower said it took time for different disciplines to get their data to be consistent, as medical professionals have tended to describe the issue in terms of "mental health" whereas economists have tended to use "happiness," but "it was always clear in the unhappiness data." It really locked in for him when they asked the right question: "Over the last 30 days, how many of those were bad mental health days?" The chart that resulted "made me fall over," Blanchflower said.

Bryson said economists are trained to think of job quality in terms of the pecuniary rewards from work (money and non-monetary financial benefits), whereas psychologists, and a growing number of behavioral economists, point to "the value of work," or something that is not only estimated in terms of economic benefits. In conversation with Fortune, he referenced Abraham Maslow, famous for his "hierarchy of needs" and how "people's well-being is very strongly linked to self-actualization, the ability to pursue goals that make them who they are. And for lots of us in our societies, that's really about work." Bryson said it's "conceivable" that the declining quality of jobs for the young is particularly impacting their well-being, adding he considers this to be speculative, absent further research.

Curiously, the authors note the declining mental health of young workers is not driven by a decline in wages, as the ratio of the youth wage to older workers has increased; real wages have also been on the rise. But other costs have added to despair: the relative prices of housing, healthcare, and student debt have risen. Meanwhile, health has worsened, with increases measured in both social isolation and obesity. Youth suicide rates are rising. These factors coincide with a worsening of reported mental health across major survey instruments since the mid-2010s. Blanchflower told Fortune that, once you rule out dissatisfaction with wages or unemployment, it adds up to a conclusion that young workers are basically saying "this job sucks."

The NBER study sends a strong message, and it's one the UN is taking seriously: The world's young workers are in crisis, and the shift in despair from midlife to youth represents both a public health and an economic emergency. Blanchflower confirmed that Dartmouth and the UN are co-hosting a symposium in New Hampshire in late October, with guests including Jonathan Haidt and Robert Putnam.

Bryson offered Fortune another speculative observation: that young people are full of skepticism, much of it justified, about their career prospects. "There's something special about this moment … At the moment, there are a bunch of things that young people in particular are being hit with, and it means that they can't be as certain as previous generations."

This story was originally featured on Fortune.com

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