I got a BA at Purdue and started looking for an Administrative Assitant job since March before graduating in May. Nothing has turned up. Is it the economy? Otherwise my degree is worthless.

Among other reasons I assume.

PROVE ME WRONG

I have a BS in Chemistry, and am perpetually employed.  I am on my 4th job since graduating in 2003, and each has been superior to the last.  The job I am at now, I can see myself retiring from.

tl;dr - if you get a bullshit degree (journalism, psychology, english), you will get a bullshit job.