> It started in 1933 with unemployment rate of 25%. Half a decade and many millions of dollars later, unemployment was 19%. Absolute numbers are important, but

> It started in 1933 with unemployment rate of 25%. Half a decade and many millions of dollars later, unemployment was 19%. Absolute numbers are important, but the rate of change more so. Were unemployment raising to 25% or already going down? It's the difference between those 19% being a meager improvement and staving off absolute disaster.