Gosh the difference between the UK and the states is enormous.
Web design for dynamic sites has seen a huge drop in price because of the increase in the use of open sourced CMS programmes where all sites just about look the same. The only increase web work here is in the programming area in PHP and the like, or if you want to call it web development.
Yes I agree with tour statement on video games but the companies are looking for degree's in the subjects not your average graphic designer.
With the global market companies are now looking every where for artists so local jobs are fewer.
I use to work for a Scottish national paper with a 2,000,000 circulation everyday with 12 in my office, when I left it was down to 4 and now there are only 2. The adverts now are done in India and most of the rest is sub'ed out.
Sorry to sound so negative but it is what I have witnessed over the past 6 years.