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June 1982 unemployment reached 9.6%, marking a significant statistical deviation - 2.7 standard deviations above the 60-month average of 6.89%. This represents the peak of a steady climb from 6.3% in early 1980. The surge coincides with record-high inflation (CPI at 332.41) and elevated Treasury yields (4.47%), suggesting the economy is experiencing the classic stagflation pressures of the early 1980s recession. What's notable is how unemployment has moved in lockstep with monetary tightening - a textbook example of the Fed's inflation-fighting trade-offs playing out in real time.