Question

What was the highest rate of unemployment during the great depression?

Answer 1

24.9%

Step-by-step explanation:

The highest rate of U.S. unemployment was 24.9% in 1933, during the Great Depression.1 Unemployment remained above 14% from 1931 to 1940. It remained in the single digits until September 1982 when it reached 10.1%.2 During the Great Recession, unemployment reached 10% in October 2009.

Answer 2

The highest unemployment rate during the Great Depression was 24.9 %.