Employment rebounded by 0.1 percent in August 2008, its first gain in four months. All of the

Question:

Employment rebounded by 0.1 percent in August 2008, its first gain in four months. All of the increase was in full-time jobs. The unemployment rate in August 2008 was 8.7 percent, up from 8.6 percent a month earlier.
How did the unemployment rate in August 2008 compare to the unemployment rate during the recessions of the early 1980s and early 1990s?