Us unemployment rate 1980–1985 a graph titled u s unemployment rate from 1980 to 1985 has year on the x-axis, from 1980 to 1985, and percent unemployed on the y-axis, from 4 to 12 percent in increments of 2. in 1980 the rate was 7 percent, in 1981 it was 9 percent, in 1982 it was 11 percent, in 1983 it was 8 percent, in 1984 it was 7 percent, and in 2985 it was 7 percent. examine this graph representing us unemployment rates. which of these years might economists consider a trough? 1980 1982 1983 1985