THE GRAPH SHOWS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE US AND JAPAN BETWEEN MARCH 1993 AND MARCH 1999

The diagram given is a multiple line graph comparing between the unemployment rates of US and Japan from March 1993 to same month in 1999.

According to the graph, US unemployment rate shows a decreasing trend. In March 1993, percentage of workforce in US was about 7 percent. This number decreased to 5 percent in March 1999. During this time the rate did not fall steadily. After every drop of more than 1%, it shows an increase of 0.5% in the same year.

The rate of unemployment of Japan shows an entirely different trend compared to the US. Its first recording in March 1993 was almost 2.5 percent. This gradually increased to approximately 4.5 % in March 1996. There was a sudden drop to less than 4% before the next year. Till 1998, the percentage increased slightly till it reached its peak of more than 5%. The value dropped again but later stabilized at 5% in the year 1999.

Hence, the trends of two countries shown in the diagram are exact opposite of each other. Although, both countries’ rates of unemployment in March 1999 reached 5%.