The Highest Unemployment Rate in U.S.history Was About

question 258

Multiple Choice

The highest unemployment rate in U.S.history was about

• A)10.2 percent in 2009.
• B)5.9 percent in 1972.
• C)10 percent in 1982.
• D)25 percent in 1933.
• E)52 percent in 1939.

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