Year
Budget deficit (percent of GDP)
Unemployment rate
1990
3.9%
5.6%
1991
4.5
6.8
1992
4.7
7.5
1993
3.9
6.9
1994
2.9
6.1
1995
2.2
5.6
1996
1.4
5.4
1997
0.3
4.9
1998
−0.8
1999
−1.4
4.2
2000
−2.4
4.0