The need for businesses is grave on the Navajo Nation. According to the 2009-2010 Navajo Nation Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, the Navajo Nation’s unemployment rate increased over a seven-year period from 42.16% in 2001 to 50.52% in 2007. Many Diné families raise sheep and goats for subsistence purposes. TLE’s emerging Sheep Economy Program is designed to build the capacity of sheep and goat producers, to increase the quality of their herds, and to provide technical assistance.