Cool Geo-Pic: The Geography of Jobs

This cool Geo-Pic comes from TIP Streategies in Austin, TX.

From their site:

This animated map provides a striking visual of employment trends over the last business cycle using net change in jobs from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on a rolling 12-month basis. Read more…

The Geography of Jobs - TIP Strategies

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National Unemployment - Interactive Map

This came to my attention from The Map Room, MapHawk and others.

I used the interactive state selection to map 5 states of personal interest, looking at there comparative change in unemployment. This line graph illustrates California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan & Virginia.

Click here to use the Wall Street Journal's mapping tool for yourself.

Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Full credits to: Mel Lan-Ho Walker, Susan McGregor, Ana Rivas, Jennifer Valentino-DeVies at WSJ.com