Is it just me or there is a serious dearth of Front End Web Developer positions for recent grads.

I have been working as one for the last 6 months now after my graduation and I understand that most of the front-end skills are not taught at academia and the profession requires a lot of discipline and patience to learn them on your own.

I see a plethora of opportunities for recent grads for back-end positions but very few for front end positions.

Does the industry have an understanding that Front-End positions require more expertise than back-end positions?

Just my thoughts but not many people seem to keen to hire recent grads for front-end positions.