A guess. I would guess chances are that someone with a philosophy degree has more options to begin with, and would more likely go lateral into some white collar office job than become destitute.
True, will they directly use a degree in philosophy though? The path to a white collar job is much shorter with other degrees.
I don't think it does; there are no factory jobs. These days for a good career you need a more nuanced understanding of the world.
But.. there are. I’m not saying working in a factory is a glorious, all-fulfilling career but it’s work. The best thing the American educational system could do is teach trades rather than leave young adults in tens of thousands to hundred thousands in debt to begin their adult life. Having a “nuanced” understanding of the world will do little to change that.
Or you can double major computer science and philosophy like I did
One of those will help career wise and the other aids in that. A good pair