Three and a half years after the worst recession since the Great Depression, unemployment remains a troubling issue across the entire US. There are fewer good paying jobs in the post-recession world, particularly for young people graduating college, and economists say this condition may be the new normal going forward. The gap between what older workers have managed to earn and what under-35 workers can expect to earn is widening, with experts suggesting the American Dream of each generation living a better life than their predecessors is over.