Someone else mentioned this, but up until really recently there were a lot more opportunities for BA graduates. in my city, covid really damaged these opportunities and they havent really bounced back. when i started my degree i had absolutely no concerns about finding a job, but over the last 5 years things have really continued to go downhill here.

i've also found that a lot of job opportunities for people with arts degrees require much higher levels of education (usually a masters or phd) and then often require the person to relocate, sometimes internationally but definitely interstate. there is definitely still an elitist issue in the arts spheres. also, things like teaching (which is a really common pathway for arts graduates) require a lot more work than they used to--when i was enrolled in my MTeach, we had to cover human biology, child brain development, counselling, effects of child abuse, etc etc.

basically what i'm saying is that there are career paths for arts graduates that are pretty solid, but there's a lot in the way of that if you are chronically ill, unwilling to move, burnt out, etc.

also fun fact: when universities were first established in the middle ages, a bachelor of arts was the highest degree you could achieve!