Year Unemployment Inflation 1948 3.8 8.1 1949 5.9 -1.2 1950 5.3 1.3 1951 3.3 7.9 1952 3 1.9 1953 2.9 0.8 1954 5.5 0.7 1955 4.4 -0.4 1956 4.1 1.5 1957 4.3 3.3 1958 6.8 2.8 1959 5.5 0.7 1960 5.5 1.7 1961 6.7 1 1962 5.5 1 1963 5.7 1.3 1964 5.2 1.3 1965 4.5 1.6 1966 3.8 2.9 1967 3.8 3.1 1968 3.6 4.2 1969 3.5 5.5 1970 4.9 5.7 1971 5.9 4.4 1972 5.6 3.2 1973 4.9 6.2 1974 5.6 11 1975 8.5 9.1 1976 7.7 5.8 1977 7.1 6.5 1978 6.1 7.6 1979 5.8 11.3 1980 7.1 13.5 1981 7.6 10.3 1982 9.7 6.2 1983 9.6 3.2 1984 7.5 4.3 1985 7.2 3.6 1986 7 1.9 1987 6.2 3.6 1988 5.5 4.1 1989 5.3 4.8 1990 5.6 5.4 1991 6.8 4.2 1992 7.5 3 1993 6.9 3 1994 6.1 2.6 1995 5.6 2.8 1996 5.4 3