Unemployment and Presidential Elections: 1980 – 2008

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in History of the United States, Maps, VE Infographics

Screenshots from a Bureau of Labor Statistics Interactive Map showing the unemployment rate by state 2 months before the presidential election since 1980. The party in power and the party that eventual won the White House is listed below each map.

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Unemployment magnifying glass

[tags]United States, Unemployment, Election[/tags]

Updated Sept 2008 map with election winner.

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