College grads face a ‘tough and competitive’ job market this year, expert says

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New college graduates looking for work now are finding a tighter labor market than they expected even a few months ago.

The unemployment rate for recent college grads reached 5.8% in March, up from 4.6% the same time a year ago, according to an April report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Job postings at Handshake, a campus recruiting platform, are down 15% over the past year, while the number of applications has risen by 30%.

Read more at CNBC.

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