A US computer-science degree does not guarantee low unemployment
Graduates aged 22–27 with that major have 7.0% unemployment. Nursing graduates: 2.1%. A single rate for all graduates hides differences between fields.
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Graduates aged 22–27 with that major have 7.0% unemployment. Nursing graduates: 2.1%. A single rate for all graduates hides differences between fields.
Bars show shares of the selected groups. Each period is labelled; the scale starts at zero.
- Computer science %
2024: 7.0
- Nursing %
2024: 2.1
New York Fed using ACS 2024, bachelor’s or higher, ages 22–27. Unemployment as a share of each major’s labour force. Groups are defined by college major, not current occupation.
One year establishes neither a trend nor an AI effect. Sample composition and occupational requirements can explain part of the gap; it is not the causal effect of choosing a major.
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