For Young New York Job Hunters, Entry-Level Roles Are Vanishing

Kayla Cruz started hunting for jobs in the New York region after she graduated from Northeastern University last May. She’s still looking.

The job market for recent college graduates in New York is worsening, clouding a once-bright spot in the city’s economy. The total number of available entry-level jobs in the city fell 37% between 2022 and 2024, a loss of nearly 30,000 positions overall, according to a new report from the Center for an Urban Future.