Ask HN: ~80% of this year's US uni grads are unemployed. How are you guys doing?

About half of my electrical engineering class is employed now. The ones who aren't don't have any leads and are now looking for anything at all. I had been planning to go to grad school before the economy sank anyways, so I'm "safe" thus far...

Luckily for them, they're in Canada and can be eligible for EI.

What? I don't believe it without a citation and even then I'm quite skeptical. 10% - sure.

I think it's only 20% of the college graduates this year who applied for a job, have a job.

Source: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/06/graduate-sch...

Umm, well we have just graduated, ask us back in 6 months.