1. 8 % was the highest unemployment rate in us history.
1. 8 % was the highest unemployment rate in us history.
what was the highest unemployment rate in us history?
1. 8 %
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the peak of the recession occurred in november and december 1982, when the nationwide unemployment rate was 10.8%, the highest since the great depression. as of 2015, it is still the highest since the 1930s. in november, west virginia and michigan had the highest unemployment with 16.4%, alabama was in third with 15.3%. south dakota had the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, with 5.6%. flint, michigan, had the highest unemployment rate of all metro areas, with 23.4%. in march 1983, west virginia's unemployment rate hit 20.1%. in spring 1983, thirty states had double-digit unemployment. when reagan was re-elected in 1984, the latest unemployment numbers (august 1984) showed that west virginia still had the highest rate in the nation (13.6%) followed by mississippi (11.1%) and alabama (10.9%).
early 1980s recession