Class of 2026 grads face inflation and a tough job market, many living at home, Yahoo Finance reports
Key points
- Class of 2026 faces rising inflation and a tough job market for new entrants
- Thrivent survey: half of parents said their child had moved back home at some point
- Nearly half cited unaffordable housing; over a third cited unemployment or reduced income
Yahoo Finance reports that the class of 2026 faces rising inflation and a tough job market for new entrants, with many struggling to find work and worried about AI. A Thrivent survey of parents of 18-to-35-year-olds found half said their child had moved back home at some point. Nearly half of those cited unaffordable housing and over a third cited unemployment or reduced income.
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