AI news · September 26, 2026
A working paper finds no unusual 2026 unemployment spike for new graduates
Early US survey data puts recent college graduates' summer unemployment at 7.3%, within the range seen from 2022 through 2025. That weakens the claim of an unusual 2026 spike so far, but the working paper is an early test and does not show what later cohorts will experience.
Reported by Ars Technica. Made With Models writes the brief; the reporting is theirs.