Year Real_GDP_Growth Unemployment_Rate Num_of_Suicide Suicide_Rate 1980 7.32 1.23 . . 1981 6.46 1.36 " 2,037 " 11.34 1982 3.97 2.14 " 2,251 " 12.30 1983 8.32 2.71 " 2,231 " 12.00 1984 9.32 2.45 " 2,051 " 10.87 1985 4.07 2.91 " 2,281 " 11.92 1986 11.00 2.66 " 2,260 " 11.70 1987 10.68 1.97 " 1,851 " 9.50 1988 5.57 1.69 " 1,790 " 9.00 1989 10.28 1.57 " 1,573 " 7.90 1990 6.87 1.67 " 1,359 " 6.70 1991 7.88 1.51 " 1,465 " 7.20 1992 7.56 1.51 " 1,381 " 6.70 1993 6.73 1.45 " 1,301 " 6.20 1994 7.59 1.56 " 1,451 " 6.90 1995 6.38 1.79 " 1,618 " 7.60 1996 5.54 2.6 " 1,847 " 8.60 1997 5.48 2.72 " 2,172 " 10.00 1998 3.47 2.69 " 2,177 " 10.00 1999 5.97 2.92 " 2,281 " 10.40 2000 5.80 2.99 " 2,471 " 11.10 2001 -1.65 4.57 " 2,781 " 12.40 2002 5.26 5.17 " 3,053 " 13.60 2003 3.67 4.99 " 3,195 " 14.20 2004 6.19 4.44 " 3,468 " 15.30 2005 4.70 4.13 " 4,282 " 18.80 2006 5.44 3.91 " 4,406 " 19.30 2007 5.98 3.91 " 3,933 " 17.20 2008 0.73 4.14 " 4,128 " 18.00 2009 -1.93 5.85 " 4,063 " 17.60 2010 10.88 5.21 " 3,889 " 16.80