Is it normal to not have found a job a year after graduating college?

Get a job that you haven't studied for first. Don't have job standards. Build work experience on your resume, then go for jobs that you studied for.

Have you applied for agencies that specialise in temp work? The hiring process tends to be much less rigorous in my experience and they will sometimes take you on permanently.

Before I had to focus on other things, I was considering switching majors away from Communications. It's not exactly a good major.

Try an internship or an apprenticeship

Start a podcast, and or a vlog on YouTube while you continue to look for work in your field, and work a job outside of your field.

I think the current statistic is that 1/3 of college graduates cannot find a job in their major.

But, you can find a job doing something else... and with your major once in a company you could work your way up to where you would use your communications background if you wanted. Expect that to take at least several years of good job performance before you can start that journey to that job. It might take 5-10 years to get there.

There are other opportunities out there in the non-job world (perhaps start your own business, an non-paid apprenticeship, etc). So many personal factors go into that I'm not going to try to explain on this forum. PM me if you'd like to discuss those kinds of things.

I understand the struggle. I have “a job” but its doesnt pay well and no benifits. Its not related too much to my major but its all I could get without stooping down to work for bezos or a low wage bariata.

What job and level are you applying for? If you are looking to start out as a VP your dad better own the company. But there are literally millions of unfilled job opportunities out there now. If you can't find a job, you are not seriously looking or you are only considering specific positions. Not everyone has a career in the area that they received their degree in. Just like not everyone marries their grade school girlfriend. If all else fails, join the military and keep looking or make the military a career.

Unfortunately it's very normal in this day and age. And in your field you should expect to be very flexible in your job search. You can go into personnel work, advertising, broadcasting or public relations. Good luck.

When you say "despite my best efforts" you are not being honest with yourself. What field are you attempting to find work? This is the best economy of my lifetime and businesses are hiring everywhere. 2009 was 100x more difficult.