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.

The graph given depicts the variations in

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rates across three areas: the

UK

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, the

rest

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of

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, and

Japan

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over the course of 14 years, from 1993 to 2007.

It is clear that

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the jobless percentage in the

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followed an upward trend

while

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the percentages in both the

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of

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and

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experienced a reverse pattern, with the latter being consistently the lowest throughout the period. In 1993, there were merely 2% of Japanese unemployed workers, a quarter of the approximately 8.5% observed in the

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of the EU. Topping the chart was the

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with a jobless proportion nearing 12%. Over the following eight-year period from 1993 to 2001, there was stability in

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's

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rate after a marginal rise at 3.7% in 1995. Meanwhile, the

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of

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's rate fluctuated noticeably, reaching a peak of 12% in 1997.

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, a precipitous decline of around 6% was witnessed in Great Britain's

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proportion. In the final six years, the

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proportions in both

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and the

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of

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experienced a steady decrease, ending the period at 4% and roughly 8% respectively.

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, the percentage of unemployed people in the

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plateaued at about 5.8% until 2005,

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rising slightly to 6%

at the end

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of the course.