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Graduate job postings fall from 180,000 to 55,000

development2026-01-25

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Recruiter Reed reported new graduate job postings collapsing from 180,000 to 55,000 even as 40% of executives report saving more than eight hours a week using AI.

Reported metric: 180,000 → 55,000

Reporting date: 2026-01-25 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 25, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Graduate job postings fall from 180,000 to 55,000
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Reporting date: 2026-01-25
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-25-graduate-postings-collapse
Claim: Recruiter Reed reported new graduate job postings collapsing from 180,000 to 55,000 even as 40% of executives report saving more than eight hours a week using AI.
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- Welcome to January 25, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-25-2026
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