Stats of our lives: The hopeless college try

56.3

Percent of 2011 college graduates under age 25 who were jobless or scraping by last year with work that doesn't require a bachelor's degree

11

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Years since that jobless/underemployment rate was last this high

3

Number of the 30 occupations with the most projected job growth that require a bachelor's degree or higher

Source: AP