Archive for the ‘Employment’ Category
Google Public Data Explorer
In: Employment| Global Economy| Graphic Design (general)| Infographic (clever)| Maps| Reference| Science
9 Mar 2010
Wall Street Bonuses
In: Bailout| Employment| Finance| Stock Market
8 Mar 2010A comparative look at the scale.
Unemployment Dashboard
2 Mar 2010Nice collection of employment charts, updated monthly.
Tableau Public Examples
In: Culture| Employment| Graphic Design (general)| Reference| Sports
1 Mar 2010I’ve just started playing with this new online interactive visualization tool, but it looks fantastic.
Here are some examples of what other people have produced with it:
The US Income Gap
In: Employment| US Economy
28 Feb 2010
US Wealth Centers
In: Employment| Interactive| Maps| US Economy
26 Feb 2010Comparison of metropolitan areas by wealth.
Time Spent Retired
23 Feb 2010Official retirement ages have failed to keep pace with rising life expectancy, making pensions increasingly unaffordable. In practice many people in the rich-world OECD countries retire several years early, which lets them enjoy, on average, some 19 years in retirement before death.
Economic Indicators Dashboard (Feb 10 ver)
In: Employment| Finance| Housing| Interactive| US Economy
23 Feb 2010One of my favorite summaries of economic indicators. Click on any of the “historical details” to see what each indicator means and why it’s important.
Recession Trickle-Down
In: Culture| Employment| Source: Washington Post| US Economy
22 Feb 2010
Job Losses
In: Employment| Politics| US Economy
17 Feb 2010
Gender Advantage
In: Culture| Employment| Source: WSJ
16 Feb 2010Women lost their jobs less than men during the recession, and women outnumber men in the workplace for the first time. Related article.
USA Job Losses by Sector 2008-10
In: Employment| Interactive| Source: WSJ
9 Feb 2010Job losses/gains. Use the timeline slider at the top to change the month. The bubbles at the bottom showing the overall size of the sectors are a nice touch.
Volunteers in America
In: Culture| Employment| US Economy
5 Feb 2010Good data on who volunteered where in 2009. I’ll spare you my usual critique of Good’s visualization choices.
Faulty Employment Statistics
In: Employment| US Economy
4 Feb 2010Poor assumptions in the how the BLS calculates unemployment will lead to a downward adjustment of 824,000 on Friday – read the technical explanation. (via The Big Picture).
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