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March 2009

Job Growth: Finance vs Government Sectors

by Catherine Mulbrandon on March 29, 2009

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Following up my last post Job Growth: Last 4 years vs Next 4 years, I took a couple of screenshots of USATODAY.com interactive graphic comparing the best and worst sectors:

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The Best: Government
Unemployment magnifying glass

The Worst: Financial activities
Unemployment magnifying glass

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Job Growth: Last 4 years vs Next 4 years

by Catherine Mulbrandon on March 26, 2009

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Simple way to keep track job growth forecasts. USATODAY.com has created a interactive graphic updated each month with revised data from Moody’s Economy.com. Found via Interactive Narratives

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Financial Sector Wages 1909-2006 [NYTimes]

by Catherine Mulbrandon on March 25, 2009

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Found via NYTimes.com. Data is from Wages and Human Capital in the U.S. Financial Industry: 1909-2006. The graph shows the extra wages paid to people in the financial sector compared to other industries.

Financial Sector Wages Relative to Other Industries

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [WashingtonPost]

by Catherine Mulbrandon on March 24, 2009

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Breakdown of the bill, data visualization created by the Washington Post found via DataVisualization, FlowingData, Simple Complexity and Cool InfoGraphics.
Taking Apart the $819 billion Stimulus Package

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