ts an affirmative action exemption. All prior unemployment spikes were swiftly brought under control. Unemployment spiked to 9% in 1975 but Ford/Carter brought it down to 6% in 3 years. It spiked to 10.8% in 1982, and Reagan dropped it to 7% in 2 years. It spiked to 8% in 1993 and Clinton dropped it to 5% in a few years. It spiked to 10% under Obama, but since he's black all the economists tell us how we need to get used to a decade of 10% unemployment.