Visual Representation of Unemployment in the Great Recession
There is no doubt that the recession has effected all of us.
To see that magnitude of that effect in terms of job loss is breath-taking. Keep in mind that this ends at 8.8% unemployment. The unemployment rate now is over 10% and some say that the real numbers show that over 17% of Americans are unemployed, underemployed, or have simply given up on finding jobs.
Here is a map showing unemployment by county over the last 3 years.
It’s very sobering. As this representation is based on statistics. The actual lives of Americans who are now unemployed as well as the unreported number who’ve simply given up on finding full time employment is astounding.
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