Nomiprins at aol.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can anybody give me a concise comparison between how
> unemployment was
> measured in the 1930s vs. today? For example, in the
> early 30s, 13 million
> Americans were unemployed or almost 25% of the population
> (of those eligible
> for work). Today, that figure is around 8 million and the
> unemployment rate
> hovers under 6%. Beyond the actual numbers, does anyone
> have more color on
> comparing the situations then and now?
>
> Thanks,
> Nomi
I don't know if this goes into enough detail for you, but this website has some interesting notes on how census data collection has changed through time.
http://www.noelm.com/williamson/censusbg.html
Interesting note that the 1930s marked the first time that census takers asked about unemployment.
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