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The 1930s had been a time of tremendous economic distress. And the unemployment rate was enormously high by any historic standard.
– William O’Neill
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- The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites. – William Weld
- Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don’t lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an all-time high. – J. D. Hayworth
- It is a fact that, if I single out Germany, our rate of growth is too low and we have very high unemployment. – Angela Merkel
- Qualified software engineers, managers, marketers and salespeople in Silicon Valley can rack up dozens of high-paying, high-upside job offers any time they want, while national unemployment and underemployment is sky high. – Marc Andreessen
- Despite our high rate of unemployment, 300,000 jobs go unfilled largely because many of the unemployed lack the skills needed today as a result of technological progress. – Kim Campbell
- Really, the potential for, first of all, any college graduate today is enormously good. These are good times for anyone with a college degree today, particularly African Americans. With a college degree today, you really breach the unemployment rate. – Alexis Herman
- Enterprise Washington is economic development in areas of high unemployment around the state of Washington. – Mike Lowry
- No matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one. – Abdallah II of Jordan
- We know that to compete for the jobs of the 21st century and thrive in a global economy, we need a growing, skilled and educated workforce, particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. Americans with bachelor’s degrees have half the unemployment rate of those with a high school degree. – Mark Pocan
- If we can have record high unemployment, record job loss, and just an absolutely anemic economic recovery because of Obama’s policies, and he’s not blamed for it, what makes anybody think he’s gonna get blamed when an insurance company starts doubling their premiums? – Rush Limbaugh