21 days ago
AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Ars Technica is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 25 Sept 2026, 19:11 UTC. The headline in use is “AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Last month, we shared word of a Stanford University study that found entry-level employment in so-called "AI-impacted" occupations lagging well behind that in other fields. Now, a new working paper from economics researchers at Munich's CESifo finds the opposite, arguing point blank that "there is no evidence of any significant…
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- First reported by Ars Technica
AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
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