Question

The number of workers unemployed when FDR took office in 1933 was about

The number of workers unemployed when FDR took office in 1933 was about

1/4 of the workforce

1/8 of the workforce

1/5 of the workforce

1/6 of the workforce

Answer 1

When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, the unemployment rate was approximately 25% of the workforce. Therefore, the correct answer is:

**1/4 of the workforce.**