The graph below shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March 1993 and March 1999. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The chart below depicts the percentage of unemployed citizens in the two leading countries during the period of 6 years commencing from 1993.

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the data, it can be seen that the rate in the US observed a downward trend

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Japan oppositely saw an upward direction during the years and their intersection in

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1999. In terms of the unemployment proportion of America, we can see that the figure started from 7% in 1993

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dropped gradually to 5.5% in 1995 when it remained stable for 2 years before it began to decrease moderately to its lowest point of just over 4% in 1999.

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unemployed proportion rose consistently throughout the time from 2% in 1993 to the highest point of 4.5% in 1999.

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, the most significant rise happened in the year 1998 from approximately 3.5% to more than 4.5% in just one year.