Recent college graduates are experiencing higher unemployment rates in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same time last year.

The average unemployment rate for recent college graduates over the first six months of 2025 is 5.3%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. That percent is up from an average of 4.5% during the same time last year and 1.3% higher than the entire workforce, which averages around 4%.

It's one of the toughest job markets for recent college graduates since 2015, according to NBC News.

"I don't know if I'm ready for college," Incoming freshman Isaac Salahshurian said. "Like, I'm ready, but it's just a different step, you know?"

The first step is moving in. Salahshurian, along with many other incoming University of Kansas freshmen, made the mov

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