Table 17.10 Compensation,Productivity and Unemployment rate, USA, 1960-1999 YEAR COMPENS PRODUC UNRATE 1960 60 48.8 5.5 1961 61.8 50.6 6.7 1962 63.9 52.9 5.5 1963 65.4 55 5.7 1964 67.9 57.5 5.2 1965 69.4 59.6 4.5 1966 71.9 62 3.8 1967 73.8 63.4 3.8 1968 76.3 65.4 3.6 1969 77.4 65.7 3.5 1970 78.9 67 4.9 1971 80.4 69.9 5.9 1972 82.7 72.2 5.6 1973 84.5 74.5 4.9 1974 83.5 73.2 5.6 1975 84.4 75.8 8.5 1976 86.8 78.5 7.7 1977 87.9 79.8 7.1 1978 89.5 80.7 6.1 1979 89.7 80.7 5.8 1980 89.5 80.4 7.1 1981 89.5 82 7.6 1982 90.9 81.7 9.7 1983 91 84.6 9.6 1984 91.3 87 7.5 1985 92.7 88.7 7.2 1986 95.8 91.4 7 1987 96.3 91.9 6.2 1988 97.3 93 5.5 1989 95.9 93.9 5.3 1990 96.5 95.2 5.6 1991 97.5 96.3 6.8 1992 100 100 7.5 1993 99.9 100.5 6.9 1994 99.7 101.9 6.1 1995 99.3 102.6 5.6 1996 99.7 105.4 5.4 1997 100.4 107.6 4.9 1998 104.3 110.5 4.5 1999 107.3 114 4.2