Depression Era Unemployment Statistics. The government numbers were real back then unlike today.
Average rate of unemployment
in 1929: 3.2%
in 1930: 8.9%
in 1931: 16.3%
in 1932: 24.1%
in 1933: 24.9%
in 1934: 21.7%
in 1935: 20.1%
in 1936: 16.9%
in 1937: 14.3%
in 1938: 19.0%
in 1939: 17.2%
“The government numbers were real back then unlike today”
It can be hard to find the information that shows what an scumsucking demonrat lump of dogmeat FDR really was, but having seen a good amount, I don’t trust any numbers that he had influence over, either.