The Great Depression and the CCC

Unemployment, 1929: 3.2 percent

Unemployment, 1933: 25 percent

Decline in economic output, 1929 to 1933: 27 percent

New Deal-sparked increase in economic output, 1933 to 1936: 36 percent

Bank failures: 4,004 in January and February 1933

SOURCE: San Jose State University Department of Economics

Civilian Conservation Corps achievements

CCC enrollees, 1933 to 1942: 3.5 million

Average age: 19

Average weight gain, first three months: 11.5 pounds

Total cost: $3 billion

Family allotments: $662.9 million

Road construction: 125,000 miles

Erosion control: 40 million acres

Trees planted: 2 billion to 3 billion

Historic preservation: 3,980 structures

Conservation work days: 7.1 million

SOURCE: Civilian Conservation Corps legacy foundation.