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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) records data on variables related to the U.S. economy, including the number of unemployed people during each year. The following dot plot displays the annual numbers of unemployed people between 1972 and 1982 as reported by the BLS. Each value is reported in units of millions of people.
From the above dot plot, find the
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