Over the last 100 years in the United States, unemployment reached its highest rate

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The highest rate of unemployment in the last 100 years occurred during the Great Depression of the 1930s, where it reached a peak of 24.9% in 1933. The unemployment rate in the 1920s was relatively low and stable, while the 1970s experienced high levels of unemployment due to stagflation, but not as high as the Great Depression. The first of the 2010s had high unemployment due to the Great Recession, but not as high as the Great Depression.

Over the Last 100 Years in the United States, Unemployment