Unemployment Rate, Cities With Highest and Lowest Growth (Infographic).
Posted: September 9th, 2011 | Author: Joe | Filed under: Economy, Employment | Tags: Economy, Employment, Infographic, Stimulus, UnEmployment | No Comments »We all know the economic state of the country in pretty bad, and here’s a visual representation of one factor of the economy – unemployment.
You can see that despite the rhetoric (and trillions of dollars in spending), the unemployment rate hasn’t moved much. This first graph covers the unemployment rate from the start of the recession to August, 2011. The August figure is important because it’s the first time in over 40 years that the U.S. economy produced a net 0 new jobs.
The second graphic shows major U.S. cities that are losing or gaining the most jobs. It’s important to note that this data is NOT seasonally adjusted.
All the data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and presented as an infographic courtesy of the folks at Visual.ly
