Jul 10, 2018 ... So why is unemployment still so high for this demographic? Stereotypes about  people with criminal records hurt employers as much as they do would-be  workers. ... the Great Depression, when unemployment was 25 percent — and it  ... formerly incarcerated people aren't the liabilities we're made out to be.
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the ...  Americans were unemployed and nearly half the country's banks had failed. ... As  consumer confidence vanished in the wake of the stock market crash, the ... By  1930, 4 million Americans looking for work could not find it; that number had risen  ...
Oct 20, 2011 ... ... had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression. ... "We  haven't used those since 1935, just to give you an idea of how ...
Jan 8, 2019 ... This chart book documents the course of the economy following that ... You are  here ... and by most measures worst economic recession since the Great  Depression ... (CBO's August economic projections not do not reflect the Bureau  of ... kept the unemployment rate high long after the end of the recession.
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took  place mostly ... In the 21st century, the Great Depression is commonly used as an  example of ... Unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25% and in some countries rose  as high .... If they had done this, the economic downturn would have been far less  ...
We have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression.