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Unemployment is rising among recent college grads as employers turn to artificial intelligence to handle entry-level work.

A look at the current job market for recent college graduates isn’t exactly reassuring. Unemployment for degree-holders age 22 to 27 is almost 6%, the highest it’s been since the pandemic.

For college graduates 22 to 27 years old, the unemployment rate was 5.8% in March — the highest, excluding the pandemic, since 2012, and far above the nationwide rate.

In 2025, the job-finding rate for college grads is just 0.9 percentage points higher than for non-degree holders—a far cry from the 8.3 point gap seen in previous full employment periods.

To be sure, most recent college grads are finding work, Calidas emphasized, adding that the latest job figures point to a "deterioration," not a collapse, in opportunities for young people.

To be sure, most recent college grads are finding work, Calidas emphasized, adding that the latest job figures point to a "deterioration," not a collapse, in opportunities for young people.