If the actual rate of unemployment is above the natural rate of unemployment, then

The the economy is considered to be a recession.  

Explanation:

The natural unemployment rate is individual for every country and can be observed when countries is it normal sate. When it is neither experiencing boom or a slump. Increase of the unemployment rate indicates that there is not enough work on the labor market and that the economy is in an unhealthy state. Meanwhile, natural unemployment rate is never equal to zero, for example due to structural factors.

the earthquake in haiti was a magnitude of 7.0 according to the u.s geological survey yet the smaller earthquake in haiti killed more than 200,000 and left more than 1.2 million people homeless. the chile earthquake was a magnitude of 8.8 and 500 times more stronger but chile's earthquake only injured 712 people.