[Texasforever]

There is cause for some concern in the fields of electrical engineering and software programming; unemployment is in a slump in those fields.

Being an EE I have to wonder about where the slump is occurring in that field. Yes EEs are heavily involved in the high tech sector but there are many other areas for an EE to prosper Power generation and distribution just one example. Maybe anything out of the realm of clean rooms is just not sexy enough for the newer EEs.

[sixmil]

That's weird. My brother is an EE and he chose power as his emphasis thinking he would get a job at a power plant. Got sucked into a clean room instead.