Matters would have been much worse without the spending; as it was, unemployment never surpassed 5.8%, and, in throes of the global financial crisis, it peaked at 5.5%.
O problema teria sido muito pior sem a despesa; com a despesa, a taxa de desemprego nunca ultrapassou os 5,8% e no auge da crise financeira global atingiu um pico de 5,5%.