> Still plenty of stuff to complain about, but the job market looks far different than in the natural sciences or humanities.

Yup. Economics [0] and comp sci are basically the only doctoral programs worth going into at this point (at least if you're an American citizen). You can debate which one is _more_ worth it, but the fact is that if you're doing anything else, you're in a for a world of pain.

[0] http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/if-you-get-phd-ge...