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Young adults look at their devices in front of an industrial plant and a billboard reading 'Rising Unemployment: Young Adults and AI' under a gray sky.

Young adults look at their devices in front of an industrial plant and a billboard reading 'Rising Unemployment: Young Adults and AI' under a gray sky.

The article shows that while rising youth unemployment is often linked to AI, labor market researchers say the real causes are primarily the weak economy and ongoing job losses—especially in the manufacturing sector—which currently leave young people entering the workforce with particularly poor prospects. See more