Recent college graduates struggle to find work amid job market uncertainty - Daily Bruin

A photo illustration of money is pictured. Recent graduates are having difficulty finding jobs in a competitive market. (Daily Bruin file photo) UCLA alumnus Kiana Bagheban-Rezvan took a gap year after graduating in 2025, hoping to get some work experience while studying for the LSAT. But the job market was more competitive than Bagheban-Rezvan expected – she applied to nearly 400 jobs across two months before landing an assistant paralegal position. “It’s quantity over quality at this point with job applications,” Bagheban-Rezvan said. The unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the United States was 5.7% in June – greater than the 4.1% unemployment rate for the entire workforce and the 2.