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, ...
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said at a BlackRock summit in March that 2026 graduates could experience the highest jobless rate in years, due in part to artificial intelligence making more entry-level ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The economy appears sturdy by traditional measures. The stock market is strong. Overall employment remains low. And yet, for many recent college graduates, the path into the ...
Edward Behr spent a year searching and submitting applications, aiming for 10 a day, before landing his first job after college graduation. Behr, a 24-year-old UF alumnus, graduated in May 2024 with a ...
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The unemployment rate for recent college graduates has been on the rise since spiking during the pandemic, reaching 5.6% at the end of 2025, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. But ...
New high school graduates who don’t want to enroll in college could qualify for federal financial aid for the first time this year to pursue short-term workforce training programs. The Trump ...
Small businesses are expected to hire about 974,000 recent grads ages 20 to 24 in the 2026 season, up from 962,000 in 2025, according to a new Gusto report. Traditional white-collar launchpads like ...
Small businesses often do not have the time or resources to onboard recent graduates with little or no experience. 020 Creative/iStock via Getty Images Plus Small businesses are planning to hire fewer ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Nietzel, former college president, writes on higher education This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
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