Stats of our lives: The hopeless college try

The long employment odds stacked against newly minted college grads — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures

The hopeless college try
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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

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