American university graduates enter the labor market “freezing”

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Graduates of new universities in the United States are struggling to find jobs as companies reduce employment plans due to economic uncertainty, while economists have warned that it could be an early sign of a problem in the broader labor market.

The jobs of jobs on shaking hands with students and higher recruitment decreased by 15 percent between July 2024 and mid -April 2025, compared to the same period in the previous academic year.

An internal training, a joint entry point for the workforce of the new graduates, has already been announced on the Internet recruitment site at the slowest pace since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the joint figures with the financial Times.

James Knightley, chief economist in Engi, warned that the slowdown in post -studies may be an early sign of a problem in the broader labor market.

“The first thing to go to is employment for beginners,” he said.

Economic uncertainty and stock market resulting from the commercial fees falling for President Donald Trump on some of the most important trade partners in the United States have slowed plans to employ many companies-which leads to the exacerbation of the wonderful labor market already for beginners candidates.

Employers included in the National Association of Colleges and employers in August and September expected that they would employ 7.3 percent of graduates this year more than 2024. However, the estimate was reduced to only 0.6 percent.

Giant consultations Ey start starting time has been delayed For new graduates who have been employed through its strategy in the United States and consulting dealings due to “unconfirmed and developed market conditions”.

Unemployment increased among university graduates between the ages of 22 and 27 years to 5.8 per cent in March, from 4.8 percent in January, according to the New York Reserve Bank for the current population survey. The unemployment rate in the United States was constantly fixed at 4 percent.

Jay Berger, director of economic research at the unhappy Burning Glass Institute, said the labor market “freezes” as companies simultaneously employ less and reduced fewer work, making it difficult for workers early to storm the labor force.

“People who are already relatively isolated,” he said. “People looking for jobs face a strict environment.”

The monthly employment rate – the number of new employees as a percentage of total employment – was 3.4 percent in the first three months of 2025, which is the slower for that period for more than a decade, according to the Labor Statistics Office.

The federal government freezed the recruitment of freezing on the first day of Trump in his post and was extended until July, and also prevented some popular career paths for graduating students. Moreover, many experienced federal workers who have avoided the so -called Ministry of Governmental Efficiency in Eileon Musk compete with new graduates for a group of volatile opportunities.

Cindy Mays, director of university job services at the Tibi Business College at Iowa University, said that students who are seeking to arrange jobs before graduation have been applying for more positions and suffering from long recruitment operations as employment managers were “additional caution” compared to recent years.

“If you are trying to enter the labor market, this is a very frustrating time,” said Alison Sriffastava, an economist at the recruitment laboratory.