Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images As debate rages over whether AI’s effects on the job market are real or illusory, one thing is clear: recent college grads are entering a labor force that has no room for them regardless. In a poll conducted by Gallup over the final three months of 2025, a whopping 72 percent of respondents said it was a “bad time” to find a quality job. From December of last year to March, the labor forc