LAGC
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Sun Nov-15-09 07:18 PM
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The Decline: The Geography of a Recession |
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This is a pretty amazing unemployment map that shows how bad things have gotten since January 2007: http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.htmlIt's interesting to see how much better the mid-Western states seem to be faring compared to the rest of the country.
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Sun Nov-15-09 07:31 PM
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I'd describe the "better" area as the "west" more than the midwest. Sadly, it'll be a long time before unemployment is anything less than "awful". If anybody is looking for some "positive" news, my profession (engineering) has had it's unemployment rate drop from 5.9% to 4.7% in the most recent measure. This recession was the first time tech-pros were hit hard (on my 3rd job this year), and the rate peaked above 7% which I think may have been the worst number ever (or at least in a very long time.) Also, as a leading indicator, we're seeing some of the biggest orders ever at our little company - so we may be turning the corner (crosses fingers.)
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Sun Nov-15-09 07:34 PM
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I want to spend some time checking this chart out.
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Sun Nov-15-09 07:44 PM
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3. That is really remarkable! |
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Sun Nov-15-09 08:51 PM
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5. Incredible to watch. K & R. |
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Sun Nov-15-09 08:55 PM
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7. See, we really are a purple nation! n/t |
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Sun Nov-15-09 09:00 PM
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8. It's like watching a really complex example of cascade failure |
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Sun Nov-15-09 09:02 PM
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9. Interesting seeing black next to yellow areas...folks need to migrate |
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Mon Nov-16-09 12:43 AM
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14. Yellow areas = corn or ranchland. No jobs. nt |
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Sun Nov-15-09 09:07 PM
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10. The colors remind me of spreading necrosis of body parts. |
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Sun Nov-15-09 09:14 PM
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11. Amazing how many counties around me were purple to start with. |
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7% unemployment being "normal" in a good year. People got used to being poor about 5 generations ago, it never changed.
Now, today, we all know the "official" un-employment rate is at least half of the real rate. and the map shows the shocking picture of even the "official" rate.
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Mon Nov-16-09 12:11 AM
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12. The border counties in MidWest and South states have higher unemployment in 9/09 |
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Are there a lot of people collecting unemployment in one state and working across the border?
That allegedly happens a lot in the Mexican border counties.
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Mon Nov-16-09 12:15 AM
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13. Interesting how the West Coast started out bad and got worse |
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