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The class of 2023 is graduating into a challenging job market

Apr 5, 2023
The jobless rate for young workers has jumped since late 2021 and loan repayment is back on the table. Soon-to-be grads are scrambling.
New grads are entering a tougher hiring environment than last year's class. "There are jobs," says Wall Street Journal reporter Lindsay Ellis, but "it is a longer journey than many soon-to-be college grads would like."
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2015 college graduates face best job market in years

Mar 9, 2015
But job-seekers still have to deploy all the latest technology to get noticed.

Good news for college seniors. Sorry, 2009 grads.

Oct 29, 2014
Those who graduated in down years don't benefit as much when the economy recovers.