Degrees of risk: These college majors are most likely to leave you jobless in America

Despite offering high median salaries, several prestigious college majors—including computer engineering, physics, and chemistry—are linked to some of the highest unemployment rates among recent graduates, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The 2023 data reveals a growing mismatch between academic training and labor market realities, urging students to weigh adaptability over assumptions of job security.

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