Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rate

Jun 27, 2025, 6:00 AM | Updated: Aug 19, 2026, 4:41 pm

FILE - New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J. Young people graduating from college this spring and summer are facing one of the toughest job markets in more than a decade. (Seth Wenig, Associated Press)

(Seth Wenig, Associated Press)

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP ECONOMICS WRITER

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