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Fortune
Brit Morse

New grads are struggling to find jobs and they're being locked out of the labor market because of 3 key factors

A new class of young graduates is getting ready to enter the workforce this summer, but they’re likely to face a chilly reception.   

In one social media post after another, entry-level workers are bemoaning the state of the labor market and how hard it is to find a job. “It feels more likely to win the lottery right now than get a job,” said one young TikTok poster. “This is not what I expected,” said another young woman on Instagram as she held a stack of resumes and wiped tears from her eyes. “But I can’t be delusional anymore, I literally need to make money.”

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