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Unemployment rates were high because it was the Great Depression. There was a huge economic downfall through out the whole world. Also the weather (in America) had taken a turn for the worse destroying agriculture which in turn made grown food too expensive to plant which caused farmers to lose both their jobs and their land.
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What are the three types of unemployment?
disguised unemployment,open unemployment,under unemployment
How much did apples cost during 1930s?
how much does fruit cost in the 1930s?
How do you you apply for unemployment extension in California?
Contact your local unemployment office regarding EUC (Emergency unemployment compensation.)
Why isn't full employment the same as zero unemployment?
Full employment doesn't mean that there is zero unemployment. Full employment only means that the economy is operating at full employment because there is only structural unemployment, frictional unemployment, and seasonal unemployment. Remaining unemployment is cyclical. Even when an economy is working properly, it will experience frictional, seasonal, and structural unemployment. (gp)
Which type of unemployment is the focus of macroeconomic policy?
Cyclical unemployment
Why were many Jews refused entry to many countries in the 1930s?
High unemployment. (It was the 1930s).Antisemitism.
Was the unemployment rate different between social groups in Chicago in the 1930s?
Unemployment was much higher for the poor in 1930s Chicago. Those in white collar jobs lost many positions, but there was simply no work for the laborers to do.
What were the goals of America in the 1930s?
The goals of America in the 1930s were to get the American citizens out of unemployment and starting to fend for their families and recover from the great deppression.
How did Australia's society get affected in the 1930s?
Mass unemployment nationwide poverty and hunger
Which group had the highest unemployment rate in the early 1930s?
African Americans share croppers
What was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment of the 1930s?
Hoovervilles sprang up in the nations cities
Massive unemployment relief projects and public works programs were federally funded during which decade?
1930s
What is cyclic unemployment?
This type of unemployment exists due to inadequate effective aggregate demand. It gets its name because it varies with the business cycle, though it can also be persistent, as during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
What was the unemployment rate in Chicago in the 1930s?
The Census Bureau's Regional Fun Facts page for the Chicago region notes the unemployment rate for each year from 1900 to 1999. It is located at the Related Link below.
What was racism in 1930s in America like?
Racism in the 1930s was still prevalent and as unskilled jobs became more difficult to find, black unemployment began to rise. Black people began to organize unions.
What is a good analogy for the Great Depression?
The recession of 2008 and the Great Depression of the 1930s have similar beginnings. Financial meltdowns caused a reduction in consumer spending which lead to unemployment in great numbers.
Cause bank failures in the 1930s?
The stock market crashes, and led to people taking out their stocks. This then led to unemployment, and people needed money so they took everything out of their banks. This then led to the banks failing.
