Archive for the ‘Employment’ Category
US Fiscal Stimulus
12 Aug 2010
Update: AP Economic Stress Map
2 Aug 2010This map displays unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcies, or a composite “stress index”, by county. Easy to miss: in the upper right you can change the scale of the mapping (rates, m-t-m, y-t-y). To look at data over time, click on the “monthly rates” option and a historical slider will appear at the bottom. Double click on a region to zoom in. Updated 8/2/10.
Golden Parachutes
28 Jul 2010An interesting table of the all-time biggest CEO payouts.
The Truth About Most Artists/Scientists
In: Employment Humor Science
25 Jul 2010I think you could make a nice series of charts like this about most careers.
(note: I couldn’t figure out which version of this was the original. I first saw it here)
Update: Economic Indicators Dashboard (July ‘10)
23 Jul 2010A great monthly status board for market and economic indicators. Click on anything – the popup details are great.
Grandparents Competing with Teenagers for Jobs
17 Jul 2010Interesting multi-part interactive analysis from Bloomberg about changing job-force dynamics. (via the Big Picture)
Europe’s Debt, Jobs, and Growth
In: Employment Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: Economist
8 Jul 2010An interactive from the Economist.
Art and Design Professions
30 Jun 2010The graphic at the top is kind of pointless, but the list of professions at the bottom might be an inspirational reference for some. By Tyler Lang – c.2007. (via)
2009: How Americans Spent Their Time
28 Jun 2010Roll-over details alleviate the normal pie-chart problems (somewhat). However, who averages 8.6 hours of sleep a day and only 3.5 hours of work? Maybe I’m just not average. The related article talks about the impact of higher unemployment on this data.
Education Documentary Trailer
21 Jun 2010Video infographics seem to be a growing trend. Here’s a well animated one in the form of a promotional for the education documentary “Waiting for Superman” (by Davis Guggenheim, who did An Inconvenient Truth). Note: if you want to see the whole movie, it is being shown as part of this weeks Silverdocs Film Festival in Washington, DC.
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