CS Graduate Unemployment Is Around 7.1%, an AP Analysis Finds: What It Means for the Class of 2026

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A new Associated Press analysis puts the jobless rate for recent computer science and computer engineering graduates at around 7.1%, according to the AP report as republished by Japan Today. For a degree once treated as a safe bet, that is a notable number.

What is behind it

The AP points to several causes at once. Part of it reflects the huge number of students who enrolled during the coding boom, so more graduates are competing for roughly the same pool of openings. At the same time, large employers such as Microsoft, Meta and Google are using AI for a bigger share of code writing, and Amazon and others are cutting staff while spending on AI accelerates.

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CS Graduate Unemployment Is Around 7.1%, an AP Analysis Finds: What It Means for the Class of 2026

What is behind it