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The great depression affected everyone in the US. The unemployed wanted to work and the employed found their wages decreased and their working time reduced. Companies had to lay off people, and they first lay off young, elderly, and minorities. At first, the economic collapse struck men harder than woman. Men's work like in automobile assembly lines were stopped, and woman's work, for example, a diner, were kept active. Farmers also didn't benefit from this economic collapse. They couldn't sell their crops and didn't have the income to pay the rent. They were forced to shut down their farms. The crisis also affected American families. Couples postponed marriages until their financial status improves.