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Unemployment was rampant during the 1930s, due to the stock market crash of 1929 and the resulting economic depression. The unemployment rate for 1933 was 12.8 million people, which was over 23 percent of the labor force.
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∙ 15y agoIn 1930, after the stockmarket crash and the first bank runs, unemployment rose from 3.2 to 8.7 percent.
Here are the figures for the unemployment rate ih the Great Depression through 1938:
1929 - 3.2 percent
1930 - 8.7 percent
1931 - 15.9 percent
1932 - 23.6 percent
1933 - 24.9 percent (the highest during the Great Depression)
1934 - 21.7 percent
1935 - 20.1 percent
1936 - 16.9 percent
1937 - 14.3 percent
1938 - 19.0 percent
SOURCE: http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/connections_n2/great_depression.html
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∙ 13y agoUnemployment rates in the US during the Great Depression.
1930--3.2 percent
1931--15.9 percent
1932--23.6 percent
1933--24.9 percent
1934--21.7 percent
1935--20.1 percent
1936--16.9 percent
1937--14.3 percent
1938--19.0 percent
1939--17.2 percent
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∙ 7y agoThe unemployment rate was 24.9%
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About 25 percent!
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∙ 13y agoIn 1934, the unemployment rate in the US was 21.7%.
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∙ 12y agoIn the United States, unemployment during 1933 was 25% of all American workers.
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What happened to the US unemployment rate in the early 1930's?
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∙ 6y ago25 percent
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What was the unemployment rate in the US for August?
The Official Unemployment rate (U-3) in US for August 2011 was 9.1.Below are the other unemployment rates in US for August 2011 :U-1 Unemployment rate : 5.4U-2 Unemployment rate : 5.3U-3 Unemployment rate : 9.1U-4 Unemployment rate : 9.7U-5 Unemployment rate : 10.6U-6 Unemployment rate : 16.2
Is the unemployment rate high or low in the us?
The unemployment rate usually rises during a recession.
How did the unemployment rate change between 1929 and 1933?
It grew by more than 20 percent
What was the unemployment rate in August 2010?
The unemployment rate in the US in August, 2010 was 9.6%. See the Related Link below.
What was the unemployment rate in the US in 1928?
According to the Related Link below, the US unemployment rate was 4.2% in 1928. It jumped to 8.7% in 1930, and was 23.6% in 1932.
When was the US unemployment rate 25 percent?
In 1932-1933(the great depression.)
What was the mployment rate during the great depression?
The unemployment rate was 25% by 1933.
What was the unemployment rate in the US for August?
The Official Unemployment rate (U-3) in US for August 2011 was 9.1.Below are the other unemployment rates in US for August 2011 :U-1 Unemployment rate : 5.4U-2 Unemployment rate : 5.3U-3 Unemployment rate : 9.1U-4 Unemployment rate : 9.7U-5 Unemployment rate : 10.6U-6 Unemployment rate : 16.2
What was the peak unemployment rate during great depression?
The worst year of the Great Depression was 1933. In 1933, the unemployment rate rose to 25%.
Is the unemployment rate high or low in the us?
The unemployment rate usually rises during a recession.
How did the unemployment rate change between 1929 and 1933?
It grew by more than 20 percent
What was the US unemployment rate in 1977?
7.50%
The unemployment rate among African Americans was?
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.
What was the unemployment rate in August 2010?
The unemployment rate in the US in August, 2010 was 9.6%. See the Related Link below.
What was the unemployment rate in the US in January 2011?
Per the U.S. Department of Labor the unemployment rate in the U.S. in January 2011 was 9%
What was the highest unemployment rate since 1980?
The highest unemployment rate since 1980 was 9.7% in 1982 during Reagan's first term as president.
What US city has the highest unemployment?
El Centro, California with an unemployment rate of almost 27%.
