Impact of World War II on the U.S. Economy and Workforce America's involvement in World War II had a significant impact on the economy and workforce of the United States. The United States was still recovering from the impact of the Great Depression and the unemployment rate was hovering around 25%.
first of all a BUNCH of people died and also the jewish were free from concentration camps. ANd also the factories in AMerica were retooled to to produce goods for the war effort and the unemployment rate dropped to about 10%
