Chart 1. The title is "Region’s Unemployment Rate Did Not Exceed Nation’s during This Recession." A line graph showing unemployment rates (in percentage, seasonally adjusted) for the Boston Region and the nation from 1989 through 2002. The Region shows both higher highs and lower lows than the nation. The nation's unemployment rate was just over 5 percent in 1989; it remained stable through 1991 and then climbed to over 7 percent in 1993. It dropped to 5 percent in 1995, remained between 5 and 6 percent through 1997, and sank to about 4 percent in 2000 and 2001. By 2002, it had reached 6 percent. The Region's unemployment rate was just above 3 percent in 1989. It jumped to 8 percent by 1992 and stayed in that range through 1993. It then declined fairly steadily to a low of below 3 percent in 2000 and 2001. By 2002, it had reached 4 percent.