Does France or the U.S. Have a More Severe Problem of Youth Unemployment?

Of course all well-educated NYT reading types know the answer to that question is France. After all, the NYT ran an oped just last week telling young French people that they better get out of the country. (Actually, the idea of spending time in other countries is probably good advice for young people everywhere, if they can afford to do it.)

But in fact those who knowingly huff about the high youth unemployment rate in France are primarily displaying their ignorance. France does have a substa...