How much is the current economic situation affecting new college graduates?

I think a lot of them are ending up unemployed. There are limited positions available with the current economy. Companies cannot afford to hire right now.

The only thriving field of work I see right now are those in the nursing or medical field.

I think it depends on how you're going about job searching. My hub "Young Professionalism" is about how to find a career as a young professional. Most people I know rely on popular career search engines, and I personally find that to be a bit monotonous and wasteful.It's a good place to start, but shouldn't be the only source exhausted.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.