The 24% unemployment reached at the depths of the Great Depression was no picnic. But that rate would have been even higher had average weekly hours for workers in manufacturing remained at 45.
在大萧条最严重时出现的24%失业率可不是开玩笑的。而如果制造业劳动者的每周平均工作时间依然维持在45小时的话，那这个比率估计要升得更高。减少20%的工作时间可以额外令数百万劳动者得以留在工作岗位上。他们持续获得收入，不断学习技能，有了希望，也保留着晋升的机会。