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Now Is an Awful Time to Be a Young Man in America

Some 14.4% of 25- to 34-year-olds jobless; many living at home

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 7, 2011 9:41 AM CST | Updated Nov 12, 2011 7:38 AM CST

(Newser) – Few Americans were immune to the recession, but the plight of young men continues to be particularly dire. The unemployment rate for male high-school grads ages 25 to 34 is 14.4%, far above the 9% national average; the figure also marks a huge jump...   Read full story »

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