CS grads struggle to land jobs as tech companies lay off workers and embrace AI; CS majors face a 6.1% unemployment rate in the US among grads aged 22 to 27
Manasi Mishra recently graduated from Purdue University with a degree in computer science.Madeleine Hordinski for The New York Times
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@stephenturner.us
Stephen Turner
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Unemployment for computer science majors 2x that of art history majors www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/t... [image]
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@audreytruschke
Audrey Truschke
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I know I'm largely preaching to the choir, but this is why the humanities prioritizes teaching transferable skills (not merely those tied to the most recent fad) — www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/t...
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@jaylyall
@jaylyall
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“Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ... That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just…
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@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social
Jeff Jarvis
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In a survey of 18,000 computer-science “learners,” university education is last. — And the NYT reports CS grads can't find jobs, except at Chipotle. — The Sputnik/STEM education revolution comes home to roost. English major, anyone? — https://www.nytimes.com/... https://a…
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@jimpethokoukis
James Pethokoukis
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I would note that the one person in this story that thought seriously about their value proposition landed a job rather quickly. https://www.nytimes.com/... via @NYTimes
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@yashalevine
Yasha Levine
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Just talked to an engineer who says Silicon Valley going hard into the AI will automate things mode. “We don't need engineers anymore,” they think.
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Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
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Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle. As companies like Amazon and Microsoft lay off workers and embrace A.I. coding tools …
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NYT Story about the tech job market at the entry level in 2025
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Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle. As companies like Amazon and Microsoft lay off workers and embrace A.I. coding tools …
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@taumuyi
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“Coding bootcamps were already on their way out, but AI has been the nail in the coffin” — I think this will be the more common pattern in which #AI hastens the demise of jobs that were already disappearing. [embedded post]
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@tcgamer
Terry Coleman
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This is a massive mistake that will have negative effects over the next decade. [embedded post]
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From bootcamp to bust: How AI is upending the software development industry