Friday, January 1, 2010
When the Jobs Were Lost
A very cool (and depressing) interactive map that tracks monthly job losses by county from 2007-2009. Note that certain regions such as the Midwest felt the pain earlier than the rest of the country. However, bubble states like California and Arizona faced major employment losses as the recession picked up steam. In fact, the financial and banking crisis nailed both the East and West Coast. Granted, no region was completely immune.
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I thought that the map was interesting. It showed some strong areas where employment was actually increasing. It is discouraging that the present administration declared that unemployment wouldn't surpass 8% with the stimulus bill. It is clear from present surveys and by a pictorial representation that unemployment has passed 8% to 9.4%. I have to wonder if this superfluous spending is benefitting anyone, but the ones that are imposing taxes to cover these bills and others like it. I will note that it seemed that major job increases on the map are from regions as the west and east coast, but this probably doesn't compare to the amount of jobs that were lost.
ReplyDeleteBlake Hatfield
According to the map as well as the article, it seems the news are not so bad. There was a net and significant increase in jobs, or decrease in unemployment, except for Michigan which was the most severely hit. Richard Lefrancois
ReplyDeleteThis is a great tool! It really puts it in perspective to see the cumulative affect over time, as opposed to hearing it on the news every month.
ReplyDeleteI was not surprised to see that Texas and the south was not as impacted as the coasts. I would like to see this data crossed with strong unionized areas. I think that this would tell a good story.
How many are aware of the EFCA bill before Congress these days? This is the Employee Free Choice Act. It will allow employees to form unions in every office around the country. This is dangerous and could spell disaster for many businesses across the U.S.
Karen Hensley, POLS class
This was really cool!! It helped me to understand on my own rather then just hear it on the news.It was interesting to see the amount of jobs that have been lost in michigan. It is a massive difference between all the other states. Its good to see that most of our country is actually gaining jobs. I guess we will see how that changes over the next 4 years. Jacob Stone
ReplyDeleteWow, at first it didn't seem so bad, but the closer it got to present time the more red showed up. It really did help put things in perspective. I hear about job losses often, but seeing it like this almost made me want to cry. So many people affected by it, my goodness.
ReplyDelete-Meagan Walker
The significance of the job-loss numbers didn't mean so much until I saw it live on the map throughout the last 2 years. Now I fully understand the impact that the loss of jobs has had on our economy. The word out now is that the unemployment rate has stopped growing. The job market is expected to start recovering in mid 2010. I hope so and I would like to see this map again when this occurs.
ReplyDeleteRonda Ritchey
This was very interesting. The map really breaks it down precisely which gives you more of a reality check regarding how the loss of jobs has affectd our country during this economic slump. July 2008 was when the losses started and pretty much continued throughout 2009, although the map clearly showed that the central states were not as afected as the west coast states and the eastern states. According to the map, I was able to determine that the entire eastern states experienced more losses than any other area in the United States. It's not hard to figure out that we have been experiencing a consistent decline in job losses and if our economy doesn't get another kick start or boost, our country might experience a map worse than any of these we see here.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me to see the job losses in the United States. My husband and I have felt the impact of the economy in our own lives and it is a scarry thing. Familes are having to relearn how to budget, save and spend. Unfortunately the federal government is not modeling the frugal mindset that most Americans are having to have. This is a time that Americans have to be wise.
ReplyDeleteJennifer Murff POLITICAL SCIENCE CLASS
…its like the proverbial “bad penny” now we’re hearing about a double-dip recession with even deeper ramifications just teetering on the edge and so many economic issues here and abroad that can upset balance, scary!
ReplyDeleteMark Denzin - DBU