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Unemployment for US Computer Engineering Grads More Than 2X That of Art History

by rmason on 6/3/25, 4:29 AM with 3 comments

• by rmason on 6/3/25, 4:35 AM

  No way you could have predicted that four years ago. I remember being told as a college freshman that if I majored in Journalism (my first choice) that there would be four jobs for every graduate when I graduated. But I would have an almost impossible time getting a job in electrical engineering after graduating.

  In four years time Journalism jobs were virtually unavailable. Meanwhile a friend with a 2.0 GPA snagged an EE job with a Fortune 500 company. Moral of the story is college counselors cannot see four years in advance even nearly fifty years later!

• by ggm on 6/3/25, 4:42 AM

  In part because the decline in arts degree recipients meant there was less competition for the (albiet smaller) pool of arts degree roles. But mostly because the "10% cuts good" madness swept through the FAANG.

  Before this term of government you might have said "pick a job in Government it's more secure" but alas in the US, even that isn't true any more. It's both less rewarding AND more precarious.

• by cosmicgadget on 6/3/25, 6:06 AM

  Computer eng unemployment rate: 7.5% / underemployment rate: 17%.

  Art history: 3% / 47%.