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Young adult unemployment rate shows little improvement


The rate has decreased slightly from last year’s rate, but young adult unemployment still soars.

Recent college graduates entered the job field in May with varied success. As of May 2012, the unemployment rate for young adults ages 20-24 was 12.9 percent, and 12.1 percent for adults ages 18-29.