AEJMC09: Surprise (not) Comm graduates face tough year

Read 'em and weep:

The figures aren't due to be released at the AEJMC conference for 10 more minutes, but details of the annual survey of mass comm grads is out on Journalism.org.

A few highlights:

• lowest employment level for grads in 23 years of survey.
• 40% unable to find full-time jobs in field
• Benefits down, salaries stagnant
• “By almost all indications, the 2008 graduates of the nation’s journalism and mass communications programs found themselves in a disastrous job market.”
• Even Web employment down.
• Lower levels of job satisfaction, higher levels of regret over career choice.

No great surprises.