evidence: In their first debate of the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris blamed former President Donald Trump for causing the worst U.S. unemployment in decades. "Donald Trump left us the worst unemployment since the Great Depression," Harris said. "Donald Trump left us the worst public health epidemic in a century. Donald Trump left us the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War." [...] According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment during Trump's presidency peaked in April 2020 at 14.8%, heavily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.