The line graph illustrates the proportion of unemployed people in three differents countries – Russia, China, and Japan – over a twenty-year period, between 1990 and 2010.
Overall, it is clear that in China and Russia unemployment rate experienced an upward trend, while in Japan the figure showed downward trend. In the beggining of the period, Japan was ranked first, and China was ranked third. However, coming to 2010, China had the highest rate of unemployment, while Japan had least number of unemployed people.
To begin with, the rate of unemployed people in China was one-tenth of the its population, while in Russia the figure showed half of its population. Then, over the next ten years, China’s unemployment rate rose dramatically, making it 50%, while the proportion of unemployed people in Russia dropped gradually, making it just below one-third(30%) of the its population. Finally, coming to 2010, the figure of China rose gradually to approximately 65%, and Russian unemployment rate became 60%, making it in the second rank of the list.
With regard to the proportion of unemployed people in Japan, the figure showed negative trend. In the beggining of the period the figure showed 60%, and remained same until 2000. Then, the figure dropped significantly to 20%, making it in the bottom of the list.