| | From March 4, 1933 to May 15, 1936 Roosevelt spent $25 billion with an increase in the [[National Debt]] $13 billion. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) reported 12,184,000 persons still unemployed in March, 1936. Roosevelt reported 5,300,000 families and individuals still on government relief in March, 1936 in contrast to 3,908,000 in July, 1933.<ref>The President's Message to Congress, March 18, 1936; Federal Emergency Relief Administration Report.</ref> | | From March 4, 1933 to May 15, 1936 Roosevelt spent $25 billion with an increase in the [[National Debt]] $13 billion. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) reported 12,184,000 persons still unemployed in March, 1936. Roosevelt reported 5,300,000 families and individuals still on government relief in March, 1936 in contrast to 3,908,000 in July, 1933.<ref>The President's Message to Congress, March 18, 1936; Federal Emergency Relief Administration Report.</ref> |