Basta will help connect first-generation college students to strong first jobs through an investment from The Leon Levine ...

One reason the gap may be narrowing is simply that there are more college graduates competing for the same roles. Census ...

New graduates face higher unemployment rate as employer's confidence in degrees wanes and AI restructures entry-level ...

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, ...

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, ...

The gold standard of getting a higher education to jump-start a career may be getting tarnished. The shift could impact companies seeking fresh young talent. Not so very long ago, the accepted wisdom ...

Researchers have found that the quality and timing of a graduate’s first job explain most of the earnings gap between low- and high-income students five years after college. Lower-income graduates are ...

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 ...