As job creation slowed through most of 2025, Midwestern college graduates — and those approaching graduation — describe a competitive, unusual job market that makes them question their self-worth.

Most hiring managers feel skeptical about the capabilities and professionalism of young workers joining the workforce, with 1 in 6 saying they’re reluctant to hire the cohort, according to a May 6 ...

Recent college graduates are aggressively hunting for their first job, but they are facing one significant problem: the labor market is deteriorating. Economic research from the Federal Reserve Bank ...

A recent New York Fed report offers a comprehensive look at the job market for college-degree holders in the first quarter of 2025. Recent graduates have had a noticeably harder time landing a job, ...

As AI reshapes the job market, fields such as counseling and law are likely to experience the highest demand for workers over ...

Entry-level workers are struggling to find their footing on the corporate ladder. The unemployment rate for recent college graduates aged 22-27 ticked up to 5.8% in March, according to research from ...

College graduates have a new outlook on education. According to a Kickresume survey of 1,277 respondents, entering the workforce is becoming increasingly complex, even with a college degree. Of fresh ...

(NewsNation) — Recent U.S. college graduates are increasingly struggling to find employment despite their qualifications, research has shown. Oxford Economics determined that graduates — those age 22 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Specialist in global markets, economics and alternative investments. It’s not a great time to be a new college graduate looking to ...

For the class of 2025, it’s a particularly difficult time to enter the job market. Economic uncertainty, a cooling in white-collar hiring, and artificial intelligence’s increasing takeover of ...

Economists and career coaches agree: Recent college graduates should expect to work harder and longer to land their first job out of college. The total number of new jobs created in 2025 has trended ...

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