The graph below shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March 1993 and March 1999

The

line

graph presents the comparison of unemployment rates between two countries over six years.

Overall

, those countries has an opposite trend which Japan increased gradually until reached 4,6%

while

US decreased moderately until 4,1 in 1999.

According to

what is shown in Japan

line

, the proportion of not working people constantly went up from 1997 to 1998.

Then

it rose and got tangent to the US with 4,5% in half of 1998.

Furthermore

, it reached its peak in 1999 with 4,6% people. On the other side, the percentage of unemployment went down 0,5% each year and the US

line

crosses with Japan's

line

rate in 1998.

Then

it dropped to the lowest point in 4,1% in 1999.

To conclude

, the trend between those countries were going opposite direction since March 1993 to 1999.