Unemployment Hammers Younger Workers

* Workers age 25 to 34 have the lowest level of employment next to workers 55 years of age and older.

* Workers age 25 to 34 have experienced 4.5 million job losses since May 2008, the most job losses of all age groups.

* 25- to 34-year-olds make up the largest group of underemployed workers. More than 2 million 25- to 34-year-olds are working part-time jobs because they can't find full-time jobs or because their hours have been cut--which is more than any other age group.

Age Bracket Unemployment Rate Number of Unemployed Number of Employed