Gen Z graduates are blaming AI for their unemployment woes when they should be looking somewhere else

Gen Z graduates are blaming AI for their unemployment, but economist Torsten Slok argues factors like Fed tightening, trade-war uncertainty, and slowing immigration are more significant. Unemployment for recent graduates remains at 5.6%, higher than the 4.2% rate for all workers, with the gap emerging before ChatGPT's release. Companies' mixed messaging on AI is fueling Gen Z's job insecurity.