The graph illustrates the unemployment rates in the US and Japan from March 1993 to March 1999. The workforce is measured in percentage.
Overall, the rates of unemployment decreased over the years in the US. But in Japan, proportion of nonemployed citizen increased rapidly.
In March 1993, US had 7% of unemployment rate. Which gradually declined over the year. In March 1994, it fell to nearly 6%, and in 1995, it went below 5.5%. After 1995, the percentage of nonemployed citizen had risen slightly, which is around 6%, but then again it had shown a decline. Finally, in March 1999, the unemployment rate fell to approximately 4%.
On the other hand, in Japan unemployment rate had a huge growth. In March 1993, the proportion was below 2.5%, which significantly started to increase over the years. In 1994, 1995, and 1996 the rate of unemployment was nearly 3%, above 3%, and nearly 3.5%, respectively. The percentage was constant after March 1997. But from March 1998, it increased rapidly. In 1998 around 4% of citizens were unemployed. In March 1999, it was all-time high unemployment rate. That was more than 4.5 in percentage.