US Economic Stress Index (March 09 data) - Chart Porn

US Economic Stress Index (March 09 data)

In: Employment Housing Interactive Maps US Economy

17 May 2009

More good work from AP. Shows unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy, and a composite “stress index”. Double click on a region to zoom in; click&hold to move around.

2 Responses to US Economic Stress Index (March 09 data)

JAIME

May 19th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

Does anyone know what they use to make these Maps? SAS of Tableau?

nobody

June 8th, 2009 at 2:24 pm

There are at least five tools. The low end is XML charts. I would start with

http://www.amcharts.com
http://www.ammap.com/

Pretty amazing for $117.

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