Year
Unemployment rate
Inflation rate
2003
6.0
2.3
2004
5.5
2.7
2005
5.1
3.4
2006
4.6
3.2
2007
2.9
2008
5.8
3.8
2009
9.3
−0.3
2010
9.6
1.6
2011
8.9
3.1
2012
8.1
2.1
2013
7.2
1.5
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.