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In Avenue Q, Princeton wonders how he'll be able to pay his bills with only a B.A. in English. But as this data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, his financial outlook could be far worse. The unemployment rate among people who haven't completed high school is:

14.1 percent

This recession is hitting people hardest who, in general, were not doing well before the economy fell apart.