UCLA grads, students face tough job market
By Max Davis-Housefield
Oct. 11, 2026 3:10 p.m.
Recent UCLA graduates are struggling to find work in a competitive job market. 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 2.9% unemployment rate for all college graduates, according to data from the New York Federal Reserve.
Filmed and edited by Max Davis-Housefield
Music by Yony Marian
Executive Producers: Max Davis-Housefield, Nina Ali and Nora Gallagher
Davis-Housefield is the 2026-27 Video director. He was previously a 2024-25 assistant Video producer. Davis-Housefield is a fourth-year economics and public affairs student from Davis.
Davis-Housefield is the 2026-27 Video director. He was previously a 2024-25 assistant Video producer. Davis-Housefield is a fourth-year economics and public affairs student from Davis.
