Is a 12.5% unemployment rate good or bad?

That%26#039;s kind of high. We%26#039;re below 5% right now which is considered very good. The Depression was around 20-25%. We haven%26#039;t had anything higher than 10% since then.

Here is a historical chart. It%26#039;s kind of small, but you get the idea: http://www.msu.edu/course/pim/800/872/ra...

In other countries, it can vary quite a bit. There%26#039;s a few listed here: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762531.h...

Is a 12.5% unemployment rate good or bad?bank loan

12.5 / 100 of the population is unemployed

125 / 1000 is unemployed.

Its your opinion.

Basically, 1 / 9 is jobless

Is a 12.5% unemployment rate good or bad?

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for the US, bad. usually ranges from 4-6% here. worldwide 12.5% is excellent|||12.5% is a High Unemployment Rate - Millions with no job - very bad.|||pretty steep to me.|||Not very good. The job market is tough out there. I changed jobs 3 years ago. It took me 4 months to find my next job. Now that was tough.|||That is very bad. The unemployment the U.S. wants is 5% (the natural rate of unemployment). A high unemployment rate leads to a decrease in GDP.