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D. 12.5 million
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The unemployment rate increased significantly from 3.2% in 1929 to about 25% in 1933 during the Great Depression. This drastic rise was due to the economic collapse and widespread job losses across various industries.
The unemployment rate was 25% by 1933.
The worst year of the Great Depression was 1933. In 1933, the unemployment rate rose to 25%.
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The US unemployment rate in 1933 was approximately 24.9% at the peak of the Great Depression. This high rate of unemployment was a result of widespread economic downturn and financial crisis during that period.
In 1932-1933(the great depression.)
During the Great Depression, the general unemployment ranged from 25 percent to 50 percent. The unemployment rate for African-Americans ranged from 52 percent in 1931 to 50 percent in 1933.
The highest unemployment rate since 1980 was 9.7% in 1982 during Reagan's first term as president.
Okun's rule states that for every 1% increase in the GDP growth rate, the unemployment rate will decrease by about 0.5%. Therefore, if the GDP shrinks by 2%, the unemployment rate is expected to increase by about 1%.
The unemployment rate for the years 1923-29 was 3.3 percent. In 1931 it jumped to 15.9, in 1933 it was 24.9 percent. According to the Census, unemployment had dropped under 10% by 1941, and appears to have decreased to approximately 7% by the end of 1941. If unemployment were calculated the same way then as now that actual unemployment during the Depression would have been significantly lower, especially once the New Deal came in. Apparently the official figures counted as unemployed those working on government projects (WPA, CCC, etc), a standard not used today.
19424.7% In 1942 the unenployment rate was about 4.7% The unenployment rate now is almost hitting 10.0% (9.6%)
It seems that unemployment rate averaged between 8 percent and 35 percent in 1933, the worst year of the Depression for unemployment. That is non-farm workers. And, you have to remember that establishing the rate was not as accurate as it is today. Lots of people during the Depression simply did not appear on the unemployment rate because there was no way of keeping track of who was looking for work or who had just given up and "rode the rails." There was not unemployment insurance back then. Also the farmers lost all of there crops and hoover cut taxes and gave more crops to the farmers.