A Gen Xer with an MBA can't get a job despite over 1,500 job applications. He said his degrees have been useless.

• Despite having an MBA, Marcial Quinones has struggled to find stable work after 1,500 applications.
• Quinones said his job search may be hindered by AI, lack of recent experience, and overqualification.
• Men's employment rates have dropped since the 1950s, with degrees now more crucial for jobs.

Marcial Quinones, 48, used to have few problems getting jobs in the 1990s without a high school diploma. Now, after what he estimates is over 1,500 applications since the early 2010s, he can't land any stable job in his field even with an MBA.