Life is harsh. Mainly the wages are just too low and the income divide is too high. People spend what they earn noted why you don't see a Red lobster in rural locations. There is only one Walmart in town there are no corporate headquarters in town, not enough money, people not brought up yet, too many poor brings others down to their level. You are not urban! And in the world as it is today getting a job is harsh!
So finding an entry-level job out of college in this time is a hard thing to do and it's not only you. Seek help on doing things right in how you look to others. And learn never stop learning! But also you need to know if the career you want to go into is a dead end. Change your career see if your college education you have now carries over to some other career that is better for getting a job. Lastly jump into vocational school get as many skills you can. Get the accreditation's as it's the results that matter.
~~~~It's no secret the job market is tough right now: Hiring has been down for the better part of the year, many people are clinging to their jobs, and there are signs that layoffs are ticking up.
As for the youngest workers, over 2 million people earned their bachelor's degrees in the spring of 2025; just 30% of those graduates reported finding a full-time job in their field, according to a June and July survey from Cengage Group, an education tech company.
Many members of Gen Z are now competing in an increasingly tight job market and left questioning whether a college degree is still the key to landing a stable job.
Some 76% of employers reported hiring the same number or fewer entry-level employees in 2025 than in 2024, according to the Cengage report. Their reasonings for less robust hiring were due to a tightening labor market, the rise of AI and broader economic pressures like inflation and new tariff policies.
The slowdown is largely a result of businesses that over-hired in the post-pandemic economy in 2021 and 2022 and offered high salaries to compete for talent, says Nich Tremper, a senior economist for payroll and HR service provider Gusto.
Many of those hires have not moved on from their positions, and companies are now slower to take on new employees or refill roles, he says.
Meanwhile, layoffs are at their highest level since the pandemic, with 1.1 million announced job cuts between January and October 2025, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
As a result, "folks are kind of just sitting still," Tremper says. "They're not looking for new roles, they're not leaving their current roles. Without those new jobs available, it's hard for an entry-level employee to get their foot in the door and start their career."
The unemployment rate for recent college grads has been climbing since 2022, reaching 9.7% as of September 2025, the same as for 20- to 24-year-olds with only a high school diploma, according to Federal Reserve data. The unemployment rate for new college grads tends to be lower than for those with a high school degree but the two have converged in recent years. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/how-recent-grads-are-dealing-with-the-shrinking-pool-of-entry-level-jobs.html
