# It's tough out there for new college grads

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Podcast: [Make Me Smart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/make-me-smart-678917)
Published: 2026-04-30T19:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/03/27/its-tough-out-there-for-new-college-grads
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We’re approaching graduation season for this year’s crop of college seniors. But along with all the celebrations, there’s an extra dose of uncertainty hanging in the air around new grads, as they face an extra-tough job market and the rise of AI. On today’s show, Kimberly talks to New York Times labor and workforce reporter Noam Scheiber, whose new book “Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class” digs into the historical context for the environment today’s seniors are graduating into. Here’s everything we talked about today: ”Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class” by Noam Scheiber ”Young Graduates Face the Grimmest Job Market in Years” from The New York Times ”The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates” from The Federal Reserve Bank of New York ”College Graduates Are Struggling to Find Jobs. AI is Partly to Blame.” from CNBC ”U.S. Worker Thriving Declines as Job Market Pessimism Grows” from Gallup We love hearing from you. Leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART or email makemesmart@marketplace.org .

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