Here is a map of US unemployment per county. I found it interesting to see where the high spots are. (For instance, is it any wonder why the California government is out of money when you look at what’s going on in the state? Umm…way to lead by example, Arnold.) For an even better idea of what’s going on around the country, click on the map. It has an animated map showing the changes from Jan 2007 through Sep 2009.
Animation of unemployment by county from Jan 2007 through Sep 2009
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Oh, something else interesting. When you watch the video, look at Alaska. Most of the state has been over 10% unemployment since Jan 2007. Who was the governor up there during that time? I can’t remember…
Watching that video was so depressing. (PS My word verification was York burials…..sad.)
That map is pretty depressing. I like the way they did it. Not to stick up for the governor of Alaska, but I believe the unemployment rate there is always a little higher, especially if you do not adjust for the seasonality of things there.
http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet?data_tool=latest_numbers&series_id=LASST02000003
http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=usunemployment&met=unemployment_rate&idim=state:ST020000&q=alaska+unemployment+rate#met=unemployment_rate
I always find these maps interesting, especially when they compare poverty and crime rates to political affiliation.
Even from the map above, it seems that states which pursue “republican” strategies, suffer less when it comes to unemployment. In turn, this leads to the question of federal wealth redistribution which generally takes money from “republican” states and shifts it towards “democratic” states. This could be incorrect given that democratic states tend to have higher tax brackets, but I don’t believe those higher tax payments are going toward republican states.
Please correct me if I am wrong.