Table 6E.10 shows unemployment data for the United States that are seasonally adjusted. Construct a time series plot of these data and comment on any features (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Web site, http://data.bls.gov).

Table 6E.10

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Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Mar May 4.2 4.0 Jun 4.3 4.0 4.5 5.8 6.3 5.6 Jul 4.3 4.0 4.6 5.8 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.8 9.4 Nov Jan 4.3 4.0 4.2 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.9 7.6 Apr 4.3 3.8 4.4 5.9 6.0 5.6 Aug 4.2 4.1 4.9 5.7 6.1 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.7 6.2 Dec Oct 4.1 3.9 5.3 5.7 Feb 4.4 Sep 4.2 3.9 5.0 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.7 6.2 9.8 4.2 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.7 4.4 5.1 8.5 4.1 4.0 3.9 5.7 6.0 5.7 3.9 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.4 4.1 4.2 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.8 4.5 4.3 5.8 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.5 6.0 5.5 5.4 4.8 5.2 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.4 5.0 4.5 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.9 7.2 4.8 5.5 9.4 6.6 4.8 6.8 5.6 9.5 9.7 8.9 8.1