Nov 10, 2009

Unemployment in perspective [infographic]



A nice (but not their best) display from the New York Times. (Hat tip: FlowingData)

The differences appear to be driven primarily by education level.

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Earlier:



Other WitW posts related to unemployment

Some of the best infographics are about unemployment, which is unfortunate because I think it is a weak statistic.

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Also, Greg Mankiw's unemployment update has this fascinating (and discouraging) chart: