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

Artificial intelligence could reshape work, but for now a low-hire, low-fire labor market is the main impediment for young ...

Your first job out of college might tell a story about the state of the economy. The entry-level job market for millennials ...

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, ...

College graduates may be losing their edge in the labor market, as the unemployment gap between them and workers with only high school degrees has narrowed and reached its lowest level in decades, ...

Even as the U.S. economy adds jobs, there are fewer entry-level positions for college graduates just entering the labor market. "For the first time in modern history, a bachelor's degree is no longer ...

The percentage of unemployed Americans with four-year college degrees hit a record in January, at 36.6% of those 25 and older.1 In part this is because people with college degrees make up a much ...