June 2010

Average Tax Rates on Salaries up to $1,000,000 [2009]

by Catherine Mulbrandon on June 14, 2010

in Comparing Tax Rates by Income, VE Infographics

I wanted to try out the new Tableau Public so I took the Average Tax Rates I calculated for my Comparing Rates by Income series and created this little graph. A couple disclaimers: I am assuming standard deduction and exemptions for the children and/or spouse in each example. Also I am combining all the taxes applied to your salary including: Income, Social Security, Medicare, and Payroll (paid by your employer).

Since this is a live, interactive chart you can hide/show each line using the check boxes at the bottom of the graph.

Tagged as: Average Tax Rate, Line Graph, Tax Rates, United States

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Survey: How do you use Visualizing Economics?

by Catherine Mulbrandon on June 7, 2010

in Other

For one week I am conducting a survey to learn more about why people visit my site.

If you can, please take a few moments to respond to 10 questions. Thanks!

Click here to take the survey

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Unemployment by Industry: 2009-2010

by Catherine Mulbrandon on June 7, 2010

in Other

From Shrinkage is Good

A breakdown of employment by different industries and along with unemployment statistics. Although some of the graphs are a little confusing, if you look at the last graph you can see the unemployment rate by sector, 2009 vs 2010. Red bars means the rate was going up blue bars the rate was going down.

Tagged as: Bar Chart, Choropleth Map, Unemployment, United States

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UK Poverty Map: 1899

by Catherine Mulbrandon on June 3, 2010

in Other

From Booth’s Poverty Map found at Charles Booth’s Online Archives

This is just a snapshot of the full map. In particular I was interest in the legend which goes from Black: “Lowest class. Vicious, semi-criminal” all the way up to Yellow: “Upper-middle and Upper classes. Wealthy.”