According to the National Research Council data for 1995, the last
year for which data are available:
84.1% of the 8300 Philosophy Ph.D.s surveyed were employed full-time
7.1% were retired
6.5% were employed part-time, and
2.3% were unemployed
Of the 7500 with full-time employment
79.7% worked in an educational institution
69.7% in a four-year college or university
4.4% in a two year college
3.9% in a university affiliated research institute
1.4% in an elementary or secondary school, and
0.3% in another sort of educational institution
6.9% worked for a private company
4.4% were self-employed
4.6% worked for a non-profit, and
4.1% worked for government
These data, together with other useful information, may be found
in Ingram, L. and P. Brown, Humanities Doctorates in the United
States: 1995 Profile (Washington DC National Academy Press 1997).
Source: http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/profession/what.html
