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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 28

UCLA Paper Finds No AI-Driven Unemployment Spike for Recent College Graduates in 2026

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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 28

UCLA Paper Finds No AI-Driven Unemployment Spike for Recent College Graduates in 2026

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 28

A new UCLA working paper found no evidence that AI has triggered an unemployment spike among recent college graduates.
Two UCLA professors released the study as concerns mount that artificial intelligence could sharply reduce entry-level hiring.
The findings suggest the feared labor-market hit to new graduates has not yet materialized, even as anxiety over AI's effect on white-collar work grows.

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