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Recent college grads face a challenging job market

New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland finds that earning a college degree can still help you keep a job and get higher wages, but it’s less of an advantage than it used to be. Read More

College grads face one of the toughest job markets in a decade — 'Right now is a really difficult time to find a job,' expert says

By many measures, the labor market is still relatively strong. The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the overall ... Read More

Why new college graduates are facing one of the toughest job markets in a decade

New college graduates are facing one of the most challenging markets for entry-level jobs in a decade. PBS News asked recent grads about their job searches, and John Yang speaks with Christine ... Read More

5 College Degrees That Are Least Likely to Land New Grads a Job

Recent college graduates face a remarkably inhospitable labor market as businesses pull back on hiring, and now suffer even higher unemployment rates than the general U.S. population. Were that not ... Read More

Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.

As companies like Amazon and Microsoft lay off workers and embrace A.I. coding tools, computer science graduates say they’re struggling to land tech jobs. Manasi Mishra recently graduated from Purdue ... Read More

OPINION: Too many college graduates are stranded before their careers can even begin. We can’t let that happen

Many entry-level job postings that previously provided initial working experience for college graduates now require two to three years of prior experience. Credit: H. Armstrong ... Read More

The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.

For years, only a small portion of the people experiencing long spells of joblessness were college graduates. That’s starting to change. By Noam Scheiber Sean Wittmeyer would seem to be highly ... Read More

As AI threatens white-collar work, more young Americans choose blue-collar careers

At just 23, Jacob Palmer is already running his own electrical company. He launched the business in 2024 after starting in the field as an apprentice electrician, a career path he embarked on when ... Read More

These College Degrees Face the Toughest Job Markets

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ... Read More