It&#x27;s probably not simple enough to just look at unemployment-- we should look at workforce participation. The economist had a good chart on the breakdown of: working, unemployed, long-term unemployed, disabled, and retired: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.wsj.com&#x2F;economics&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;21&#x2F;what-we-know-about-the-92-million-americans-who-arent-in-the-labor-force&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.wsj.com&#x2F;economics&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;21&#x2F;what-we-know-about...</a> (It confirms what you said--- young people have the hardest problems with unemployment.)<p>I also found this graph: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;node&#x2F;21610975" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;node&#x2F;21610975</a>  People over 54 are doing great!  It&#x27;s the 24-54 cohort that is getting kicked to the curb.