While I suppose if you were forced to take any job, then those figures would hold. As for myself, I've found it next to impossible to get even an interview as a hardware engineer. Yes, I suppose I stayed a little too long at one company (26 years) and the company was failing towards the end of my tenure.
The point is, I posted this here because the problem is even more acute with technical employment.
How public is your age? I found myself having a very difficult time getting interviews being an 18 year old (I was applying for above my age's average skill level). I stopped mentioning my age as well as removed my birth year from my online profiles. After that, interviews started coming in.
The point is, I posted this here because the problem is even more acute with technical employment.