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For example, unemployment peaked at 10.8 percent then, higher than the 10 percent maximum in the most recent recession.

Did they cook the books back in the early 80s like they do today to come up with the unemployment numbers?

What is the number of working age Americans currently unemployed in America today? Something like 100 million?

What was the number in the early 80s?

2 posted on 08/04/2014 6:48:01 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Texas Eagle
What is the number of working age Americans currently unemployed in America today? Something like 100 million?

Actually, about somewhere a little north of 92 Million...

8 posted on 08/04/2014 6:51:54 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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