TABLE 13-1 Unemployment During the Disinflation of the 1980s
Year Unemployment Rate Natural Rate Cyclical Unemployment
1982 11.0% 8.5% 2.5%
1983 11.8 8.5 3.3
1984 11.2 8.5 3.7
1985 10.5 8.5 2.0
Total 11.5%