Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe ... one of the worst economic periods in history, with a peak unemployment rate that included an estimated 12,830,000 persons ...

A healthy unemployment rate in the US hovers between 3% to 5%. During the peak of the Great Depression, the unemployment rate peaked at 24.9% in 1933 — 12.8 million Americans out of a population ...

There are also fears that the tariffs could trigger an economic downturn reminiscent of the Great Depression nearly ... with a peak unemployment rate that included an estimated 12,830,000 persons ...