'Into a Void': Young US College Graduates Face Employment Crisis

Recent grads report competitive Nevada job market, despite strong indicators

During her five-month job search, recent University of Nevada, Reno graduate Emily Hess applied to around 400 jobs. She only heard back from seven. Hess graduated in May with degrees in journalism and English. She eventually landed a role at a ...

Tight job market forces Silicon Valley college grads to examine options

Editor’s Note: This article was written for Mosaic, an independent journalism training program for high school students who report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists. As job requirements have risen and available positions have declined, college students and recent grads are now struggling to land full-time employment. Param Pal, a San Jose State University business graduate, was back on campus within a month of…

'Into a void': Young U.S. college graduates face employment crisis

Read: 3 min Over two years, Rebecca Atkins filed more than 250 job applications, and felt like every one was going into a gaping chasm — one opened by the highest unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the United States in more than a decade. “It was extremely dispiriting,” said the 25-year-old, who graduated in 2022 with a degree in law and justice from a university in Washington, D.C. “I was convinced that I was a terrible person, a…

Young U.S. college graduates face employment crisis

Over two years, Rebecca Atkins filed more than 250 job applications, and felt like every one was going into a gaping chasm -- one opened by the highest unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the United States in more than a decade. "It was extremely dispiriting," said the 25-year-old,…

I just graduated from Yale. Now, I'm back with my family in low-income housing, and I'm not sure where I belong.

The author (middle) has become close with his younger neighbors.Courtesy of Chen YanAfter graduating from Yale, I moved back in with my parents in a low-income building in Brooklyn.When I was growing up, I became close with all my neighbors who struggled with poverty.Returning home after living on an Ivy League campus has been confusing.Four years ago, when people asked me which part of college I was most excited for, I always said having my own…

US college grads face muted job market, struggle to pay debt: Here’s what it means for the upcoming job seekers

Young U.S. graduates are struggling with a challenging job market, the worst since 2013, as hiring declined post pandemic. Experts point to factors like corporate right-sizing, economic uncertainty and AI's potential impact as reasons for this challenging job market.