The youth unemployment rate for November is at 10.9 percent and the national unemployment rate is 7.7 percent, which is the lowest in four years.

The youth unemployment rate for November is at 10.9 percent and the national unemployment rate is 7.7 percent, which is the lowest in four years. However, this is mostly because people stopped looking for work and weren't counted as unemployed. Opportunities are still scarce, which has caused some young people to stop searching, but others are eager for a chance to put their skills to work. (Generation Opportunity)