Screenshots from an interactive animation on Slate.com The affect of the recession is dramatically illustrated in this example. In the first screenshot we see the job growth in 2006
In the second screen shot we see the job loss Oct 2008-Oct 2009
Unemployment by Industry: 2009-2010
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.
