Wanted: Jobs for the New ‘Lost’ Generation; Five years after the 2008 crisis, younger adults still struggle to find work

Updated September 13, 2013, 11:15 p.m. ET

Wanted: Jobs for the New ‘Lost’ Generation

Five years after the 2008 crisis, younger adults still struggle to find work

BEN CASSELMAN and MARCUS WALKER

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Like so many young Americans, Derek Wetherell is stuck. At 23 years old, he has a job, but not a career, and little prospect for advancement. He has tens of thousands of dollars in student debt, but no college degree. He says he is more likely to move back in with his parents than to buy a home, and he doesn’t know what he will do if his car—a 2001 Chrysler Sebring with well over 100,000 miles—breaks down. Read more of this post