Just two weeks apart in the US, totwo hurricanes have hit and affected our economy really badbadly; the first being hurricane Harvey, which is located in South West Louisiana and Texas; second being a hurricane that affected Florida. theThe hurricanes have caused many problems in the economy, including gas prices, farming in crops, and unemployment and the. The price for rebuilding, following hurricane Harvey, is expected to cost about $190 billion; that's more than hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina combined together. Hurricane Katrina had reports of 96,000 unemployed people, while so far, there hashave been an increase of 62,000 people, which raised the total amount of unemployment to its highest level in two years, which is 298,000.