Eng. Article about Unemployment Rates & Discussion

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<p>You're</a> an Engineer? You're Hired - US News and World Report</p>

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Upon finishing a master's in electrical and computer engineering at Georgia Tech in December 2011, Gaurang Narvekar, 25, had three job offers in hand. Environmental engineer Jade Mitchell-Blackwood went immediately to work for the Environmental Protection Agency after finishing a doctorate at Drexel University in August 2010. Even Todd Williams, of Flushing, Mich., a mechanical design engineer in the auto industry who lost his job during the doldrums of 2008, is back to work at an auto supply firm outside Detroit.</p>

<p>At its worst in September 2009, the unemployment rate for engineers reached 6.4 percent, versus nearly 10 percent for all occupations. By the middle of last year, it had dropped to under 2 percent. ...

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<p>I am a bit surprised of this, and found that this could be some interesting thought for your future careers. Perhaps the current innovation in technology and production is allowing to increase the output of all public and private firms.</p>

<p>What are your thoughts about unemployment, such as backup plans and what not.</p>

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<p>[This</a> report](<a href=“http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/Unemployment.Final.update1.pdf]This”>http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/Unemployment.Final.update1.pdf) has some interesting data on unemployment and earnings for different majors.</p>

<p>The best information on engineering enrollment can be found [url=&lt;a href=“Page not found”&gt;Page not found]here[/url</a>].</p>

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<p>Really like that second link–It gives somewhat a “competitive” perspective on how many other engineers I have to fight for a job.</p>