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US unemployment rose to roughly 25 percent in 1933 during the Great Depression.

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Is it true that US unemployment rose to roughly 25 percent in 1933 during the Great Depression?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that US unemployment reached roughly 25 percent at the peak of the Great Depression, with several explicitly dating that peak to 1933.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Is today's unemployment worse than the Great Depression?
2012
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Is today's unemployment worse than the Great Depression?. (2012). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/13846/is-todays-unemployment-worse-than-the-great-depression

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Advanced Macroeconomics
2006
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Romer, D. (2006). Advanced Macroeconomics. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=9dW7AAAAIAAJ&dq=US+unemployment+rose+to+roughly+25+percent+in+1933+during+the+Great+Depression.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Did life expectancy increase by 6 years during Great Depression?
2014
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Did life expectancy increase by 6 years during Great Depression?. (2014). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/22144/did-life-expectancy-increase-by-6-years-during-great-depression

Poverty and the Government in America
2009
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Sreenivasan, J. (2009). Poverty and the Government in America. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=V6fOEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

John T. McCutcheon: “A Wise Economist Asks A Question” Cartoon
2022
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John T. McCutcheon: “A Wise Economist Asks A Question” Cartoon. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3735/9781935306733.book-part-078

The Great Crisis and Great Recession of 2007–2009
2011
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The Great Crisis and Great Recession of 2007–2009. (2011). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230118072_6

Geographic Distribution of the US Population and the School Population During the Great Depression: 1930–1950
2018
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Geographic Distribution of the US Population and the School Population During the Great Depression: 1930–1950. (2018). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89423-2_4

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