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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. U.S. job market dynamics have changed drastically over the ...

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 ...

Unemployment for recent graduates is now higher than it is for all workers, reversing a decades-long trend. Entry-level jobs are particularly at risk, especially for white-collar workers in the tech ...

The idea that artificial intelligence is stealing jobs from recent college graduates embarking on their first job search might seem like a plausible dystopian narrative, but the reality isn’t quite ...

A new report finds that 33% of 2025 college graduates are unemployed and actively seeking work. Only 30% of 2025 college graduates and 41% of 2024 graduates found entry-level jobs in their fields, ...

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

When Rui Ming Yu first applied to colleges five years ago, he considered studying history, art or design. But when the Stockton resident enrolled at UC Davis, he changed his mind — and opted for ...

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) ...

With a historically bad job market, phantom job listings and a loss of entry-level positions due to AI, young Philadelphians are sounding the alarm.