The graph below shows the unemployment rates in the UK, the rest of Europe and Japan from 1993 to 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Contained in the line graph is information pertaining to the rate of

unemployment

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in the

EU

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, the UK, and Japan between 1933 and 2007.

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, it can be seen that the

unemployment

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rates of the

EU

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and the UK saw a downward trend

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Japan saw the opposite trend.

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, the

EU

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's

unemployment

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rate was the highest

at the end

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of the timeframe. Beginning with the

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, unemployed people accounted for nearly 9% in 1993,

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it saw a gradual increase to more than 11.6% in 1997 before witnessing a decent decline to approximately 7.5%

at the end

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of the period. With regards to The UK, its rates stood at exactly 11% at the beginning before decreasing significantly to 5% in 2001,

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followed by a plateau until 2005 and bounced back to 6% in 2007. Turning to the remaining category, Japan's

unemployment

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rate was exactly 2% in 1993.

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was followed by a significant incline to 6% in 2003 before dropping to 4% in 2007.