_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: chandathelma1@gmail.com; Cite as: Kabombo, Kashumba, Chanda Chansa Thelma, and Loveness Ngulube. 2025. “Examining Career Opportunities for Unemployed Graduate Teachers in Zambia: A Case of Lusaka Urban District”. Archives of Current Research International 25 (8):820-33. https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2025/v25i81462. Archives of Current Research International Volume 25, Issue 8, Page 820-833, 2025; Article no.ACRI.142348 ISSN: 2454-7077 Examining Career Opportunities for Unemployed Graduate Teachers in Zambia: A Case of Lusaka Urban District Kashumba Kabombo a , Chanda Chansa Thelma b* and Loveness Ngulube c a Department of Education, David Livingstone College of Education, Livingstone, Zambia. b Faculty of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Chreso University, Lusaka, Zambia. c Department of Education, Chreso University, Lusaka, Zambia. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2025/v25i81462 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://pr.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/142348 Received: 02/06/2025 Published: 23/08/2025 ABSTRACT This study employed a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design to investigate career opportunities for unemployed graduate teachers in Lusaka District, Zambia. Graduate teacher unemployment has become a pressing socioeconomic and policy concern, resulting from both supply-side factors such as the overproduction of graduates and demand-side constraints including limited recruitment. Quantitative data were collected from 400 unemployed graduate teachers using structured surveys and analyzed in SPSS, while qualitative insights were gathered through in-depth interviews with 20 purposively selected participants. Logistic regression analysis revealed that Original Research Article