How Much Does The Unemployment Rate Go Up From 1929 To 1933?
How Much Does The Unemployment Rate Go Up From 1929 To 1933? Between 1929 and 1933 the unemployment rate increased by over 20 percentage points, according to the Lebergott series, or by 17 percentage points, according to Darby’s series. For the remainder of the decade, the unemployment rate stayed in, or hovered around, double digits.