It Could Be Worse...

The rate of unemployment, lately hovering around 10 percent, can determine a new college graduate’s fate. Although this year’s seniors face a dire employment landscape, they can take some comfort in the knowledge they aren’t the first to do so. Below, the worst June rates of unemployment from the past 61 years.

1983 10.1 1982 9.6 2009 9.5 1975 8.8 1992 7.8 1976 7.6 1980 7.6 1981 7.5 1985 7.4 1958 7.3 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics