Key Takeaways Researchers found that the quality and timing of a graduate’s first job explain most of the earnings gap ...

While new college graduates' first challenge is often landing a job, entering the workforce brings other stresses like navigating their new career as well as their personal finances. Most of this year ...

Ryan Jenkins, pictured above on Dec. 10, 2025, is the economic development coordinator for the city of Fairview Heights, Illinois. He encountered a rocky road on the path to finding a job. In July, ...

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 ...

Hope springs eternal—except for many college graduates prepping to enter an unsteady job market rife with contradictions. Hailey Washington, a senior majoring in marketing at Drexel University in ...

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 ...

Entering the job market as a recent graduate is an exciting milestone, but it can also be overwhelming. With millions of similarly qualified candidates competing for a limited number of roles, a ...

Graduate unemployment is now higher than wider US jobless rates. For many young people, that makes it harder to justify the ...

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 ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

For the past year, recent college graduates have faced a job market flooded with more applicants and fewer jobs. For the ...

Hope springs eternal—except for many college graduates prepping to enter an unsteady job market rife with contradictions. Hailey Washington, a senior majoring in marketing at Drexel University in ...