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Natalia Emanuel

Research economist, Research and Statistics Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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“Since so many young college graduates are in remotable occupations, our back-of-the-envelope calculation indicates that remote work can explain 64 percent of the increase in unemployment for all young college graduates between 2017−19 and 2022−24.”
Remote Work Leaves Younger Workers SidelinedLiberty Street Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), June 1, 2026. Speaking as: Other. The post's estimate of how much of the rise in young graduates' unemployment remote work explains, with the authors' own label for the method.
“Further, the timing of this surge suggests that remote work—not generative AI—explains the bulk of the rise in youth unemployment.”
Remote Work Leaves Younger Workers SidelinedLiberty Street Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), June 1, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Opening summary of the post, by its three authors: their reading of the timing of the rise in youth unemployment.
“But the uptick in youth unemployment rates predates the rapid diffusion of AI. Moreover, even when we hold occupations’ exposure to AI constant, we find that the differences between younger and older workers persist in both remotable and non-remotable jobs.”
Remote Work Leaves Younger Workers SidelinedLiberty Street Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), June 1, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Section "The AI Factor": the authors on why generative AI is not the main explanation so far.
“Of course, generative AI and other factors may play a more primary role in determining the employment patterns of younger workers going forward. Nonetheless, the evidence to date suggests that the rise of remote work has meaningfully contributed to the recent challenges facing young college graduates.”
Remote Work Leaves Younger Workers SidelinedLiberty Street Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), June 1, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Same section: the authors' caveat that AI may matter more later, and their conclusion on remote work.
“Working with proprietary data from a Fortune 500 company, we are able to shed light on the underlying reasons for these labor market changes.”
Remote Work Leaves Younger Workers SidelinedLiberty Street Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), June 1, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Section "Patterns at the Firm Level": the authors on the single-company data behind their evidence on mentoring and hiring.

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    Remote Work Leaves Younger Workers Sidelined

    In a New York Fed blog post, Natalia Emanuel, Emma Harrington and Amanda Pallais argue that remote work, more than generative AI, explains the rise in unemployment among young college graduates. They estimate it accounts for 64% of the increase from 2017-19 to 2022-24, drawing on survey data and one company's records, and say AI may matter more later.