Over the period of time the average unemployment rate in Germany has been notably higher than in the US. It seems unreasonable to compare the performance of eco

Over the period of time the average unemployment rate in Germany has been notably higher than in the US. It seems unreasonable to compare the performance of economies on spot years. If you want you could compare the 11.5% unemployment in Germany in 2005. I suggest that criticizing governments who live with long term unemployment is pretty reasonable.