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To: Thomas M. who wrote (456423)2/13/2009 11:45:30 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1574848
 
Michael -- here is one for when you get back. Unemployment rates during the 20s & 30s ...

Year Rate
1920 5.2 %
1928 4.2
1930 8.7
1932 23.6
1934 21.7
1936 16.9
1938 19.0
1940 14.6
1942 4.7%

Now, my question for you, is:

"When do you think the Great Depression ended and what would you guess brought about the end of it -- massive government spending of the New Deal, or the start of WWII"?