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Analysis

Two series, one timeline

Overlay any two indicators over the window where both exist. Jan 1962 to May 2026.

First series
Second series
10-Year Treasury Yield (Percent) Unemployment Rate (Percent)
1969-70 Recession1973-75 Recession1980 Recession1981-82 Recession1990-91 Recession2001 RecessionGlobal Financial CrisisCOVID-19 Recession5%10%15%4%6%8%10%12%14%197019801990200020102020

Left axis: 10-Year Treasury Yield · DGS10. Right axis: Unemployment Rate · UNRATE. Both from FRED, latest-revised, read from cache.

Correlation is not causation. Two lines moving together is not one moving the other. A shared trend often traces back to a third force, or to chance. This tool overlays the data. It does not explain it.