The Worst Year To Graduate From College

Congratulations Class of 2013! And condolences. You are joining the elite brigade of recession-era graduates, with wages that researchers say will be depressed for years to come!

For this luckless group, AOL Jobs thought it would offer a silver lining. At least you maybe weren't the worst of the worst. Check out the chart to see how each class since 2007 has fared, and browse below to see how miserable the real world was that greeted the last six years of shiny diplomas. Schadenfreude may not pay the rent, but it can give you the boost of energy you need to send off that 200th job application.

Then click on the slideshow below to revel in who had it worse than you.