I think Unemployment was worse in the 30’s because today the women often work which means at least one person in a household is working whereas in the 30’s when the man was out of work, there was no money coming in.
I also think it was worse in the 30s because in those days the unemployed would do a lot to get a job where now, if you want a job and are willing to do almost anything, you will have a job.
Stupid comparison right off the bat by the writer. Same number of people in a smaller population makes a much larger impact. Clearly things were worse in the 30’s.