Fact-check: “Students who are graduating from college are going to have a more difficult time finding jobs than students who graduated 5 years ago.”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
Multiple primary-source indicators — including New York Fed data showing recent-graduate unemployment at 5.6–5.7% in 2024–2025 (elevated relative to the overall rate and to earlier periods), BLS data showing bachelor's-level unemployment rising from 2.3% to 2.9% between January 2025 and January 2026, and NACE employer surveys showing only 1.6% projected hiring growth for the Class of 2026 — are consistent with the claim that 2026 graduates face a more difficult job market than those who graduat…
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