Youth Unemployment Low

Not only is the national unemployment rate a hefty 9.7%, but the youth unemployment rate is at least double that:

The proportion of people ages 16 to 24 who were employed in July was 51.4 percent, the lowest July rate since records began in 1948 and 4.6 percentage points lower than in July 2008. …

The Labor Department said 4.4 million youths were unemployed in July 2009, or about 1 million more than in July 2008, putting the youth jobless rate at 18.5 percent, about double the overall national percentage.

Fewer young people were even trying to be part of the labor force this year than in recent years, perhaps choosing summer school, odd jobs around the house or idleness instead.

So, if you're a kid nowadays, not only do you have the crushing debt that Obama pushed into law waiting for you, but you also have no job to work at right now.

Thank you, Mr. President.

There's my two cents.