Answer
Recession of 1982:
$Unemployment~rate=10.25$%
Recession of 2009:
$Unemployment~rate=10.03$%
We can conclude that the recession of 1982 was slightly worse than the recession of 2009.
Work Step by Step
Recession of 1982:
$Unemployment~rate=\frac{11.3}{98.9+11.3}=0.1025=10.25$%
Recession of 2009:
$Unemployment~rate=\frac{14.5}{130.1+14.5}=0.1003=10.03$%
