Unemployment
USA, 1981
Population – 229,466,000
Unemployment rate – 7.6%
Total unemployed – 17,439,416
USA, 2008
Population – 301,139,947 (July 2007 est.)
Unemployment rate – 6.1%
Total unemployed – 18,369,536
Lower unemployment rate, but more people actually unemployed.
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