Gen Z’s first-job hunt is tougher than millennials, new data show
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Fortune reports Gen Z grads face a notably tougher job market than their millennial predecessors: about 58% of 2024–2025 graduates were still seeking their first job, and only around 12% landed full-time work by graduation, compared with higher prior-generation rates; globally, about 4.3 million Gen Z are NEETs, with UK NEETs rising too. AI-enabled hiring and a squeeze on entry-level roles are shrinking opportunities, prompting grads to pursue unconventional paths and urging earlier entry into the workforce as the traditional college-to-career promise weakens.
- Gen Z is right about the job hunt—it really is worse than it was for millennials, with nearly 60% of fresh-faced grads frozen out of the workforce Fortune
- US college graduates face harsh job market amid economic uncertainty Al Jazeera
- Good Luck, Grads! The New York Times
- Economist’s View: It’s a difficult labor market for new grads Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- I graduated college this week without a job lined up. It feels like everyone else has their future figured out except me. Business Insider
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