The US GDP rate has topped the unemployment rate many times over the past 70 years
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
1950
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Unemployment rate
GDP Growth rate