AI isn’t the real reason college grads can’t find jobs

College graduates are up against a number of forces as they navigate the current job market—AI being chief among them. As companies cut entry-level jobs and cite AI adoption to justify layoffs, new entrants to the workforce have found themselves in an especially precarious position. By the end of 2025, unemployment among young college graduates had soared to 5.6%. But there might be another explanation for why the job market has proven so challenging for recent graduates, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It turns out the rise of remote work might be worki...