ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, wˈʌn jˈɪɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ hˈɪtlɚz ɹˈaɪz tə pˈaʊɚ, ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt hɐdbɪn æɾ ˌoʊvɚ fˈaɪv ænd ɐ hˈæf mˈɪliən, bˌʌt baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt dʒˈɜːmən ɪndʒˈuːətɹi wʌz pɹədˈuːsɪŋ æt ɹˈɛkɚd lˈɛvəlz, ænd ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt wʌz bᵻlˌoʊ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ænd ɹˈiːəl wˈeɪdʒᵻz wɜːɹ ˌʌp fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm sˈɪns ˌɔːθoːɹɪtˈɛɹiənˌɪzəm.
In 1932, one year before Hitler's rise to power, unemployment had been at over five and a half million, but by 1938 German induatry was producing at record levels, and unemployment was below 200,000 and real wages were up for the first time since authoritarianism.