Interactive Graphic

Screenshots taken from NYTimes Interactive graphic. While not the most recent unemployment data, I liked these maps because you see the the location of the house bubble and the manufacturing in the U.S. and the severity of the unemployment in many of those areas.

Housing Bubble

Unemployment rate in counties where home prices rose to at least 175% of 2000 levels.

Unemployment rate in counties where home prices rose to at least 175% of 2000 levels.

Manufacturing

Map shows counties Unemployment rate in counties where at least 25 percent of earnings came from manufacturing, 1998-2000.

Unemployment rate in counties where at least 25 percent of earnings came from manufacturing, 1998-2000.

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Bailout plan

by Catherine Mulbrandon

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From Associated Press. Displaying the  $700 billion bailout plan from the American government by comparing the amount of money asked for to the size of the company.

Circle size = % of bailout compared to market value of the company.

Bailout Plan

Found via Datavisualization.ch

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CEO Pay 2008 (NYTimes)

by Catherine Mulbrandon

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Interactive graphics from The Pay at the Top – The New York Times

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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:

{Click on the image to take a closer look}

The Best: Government
Unemployment magnifying glass

The Worst: Financial activities
Unemployment magnifying glass

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