Geologist here! It's not just CS, definitely true for us too. I can't speak for all fields, but I do know that the unemployment rate for science PhDs is virtual

Geologist here! It's not just CS, definitely true for us too. I can't speak for all fields, but I do know that the unemployment rate for science PhDs is virtually nil, and the industry demand is absolutely not restricted to software. For us in the Earth sciences: mining, oil/gas, environmental remediation/consulting, and the national labs are all big employers for us.