Unemployment Percentage
Unemployment Rate in the US
(1932-40)
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939
What was the unemployment rate at the start of the
Great Depression? 15 percent
When did unemployment reach its peak during the
Depression? 1931
What was the highest level of unemployment during
this era?