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Graph of Federal Spending (in millions of dollars), 1929-1945
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt entered office in 1933, unemployment hovered around 25%. The private sector, including factories and service industries, remained mired in an intractable depression: no one was spending money and no one was [...]
Item Type: Quantitative Data
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Graph of U.S. Unemployment Rate, 1930-1945
The unemployment rate rose sharply during the Great Depression and reached its peak at the moment Franklin D. Roosevelt took office. As New Deal programs were enacted, the unemployment rate gradually lowered. Virtually full employment was achieved [...]
Tags: Great Depression, New Deal
Item Type: Quantitative Data
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)