Unemployment

Length of unemployment (1980-2009)

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Other

From BLS found via Economix

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Unemployment: Great Depression vs Great Recession

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in History of the United States, VE Infographics

I created this infographic to compare the unemployment rate over the last 18 months to the Great Depression.

Unemployment1930s

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics: Current Population Survey (CPS)

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Unemployment: Housing Bubble vs Manufacturing (Jan 2009)

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Other

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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U.S. Unemployment verses Europe: March 2009

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Other

From CEPR, for the first time (since 1993) the U.S. unemployment equals the total unemployment of the first 15 countries in the European Union:
Unemployment

U.S. unemployment rate ranks 4th to last among the major OECD countries: unemployment

Found via ChartPorn

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