Chart Porn » Source: USA Today

Where are the Jobs?

Dustin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:00:53 +0000

A nice interactive from USA Today. Select your job sector and see where in the country the most growth has been, and is projected to happen in the next year. They update this monthly.

Candidate Blind Date

Dustin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:47:08 +0000

Answer a series of 11 questions to see which presidential candidate’s views are most like your own. At the end, you can also roll over each candidates columns to see what their specific positions are. Personally, I thought some of the questions were slanted and missing answers that fit my beliefs – no shock, I suppose, considering they had to fit the answers to candidate platforms.

Obama’s Tax Deal

Dustin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:51:13 +0000

A nice graphic from the Washington Post breaks down the cost components of the tentative agreement, and the projected economic impact.

Generation Quiz

Dustin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:45:24 +0000

A series of cultural image quizzes leads to a prediction of when you were born. Interesting in theory – but it missed me by about 10 years.

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Executive Compensation 2009

Dustin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:13:43 +0000

Sortable tables of S&P 500 executives. As of March 24, 2010.

which, of course, is nothing compared to hedge fund manager compensation:

USA Today Economic Outlook Index (Mar ‘10 ver)

Dustin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:56:25 +0000

The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.

Tax Calculator

Dustin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:51:09 +0000

A fun toy for examining historic US tax rates and government expenditure. You put in your income and it graphs the amount of taxes you pay and breaks down what the government spent it on. As usual on this type of stuff, there are pages and pages of comments arguing about the methodology and what it all means. (via).

and in honor of those tax arguments:

(originally from here)

Winter Weather – ummmm and More Weather

Dustin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:46:33 +0000

I think most of us absorbed this in earth science class, but if you need a refresher on how different air layers create different types of precipitation, here it is. (Also, the animations are quite pretty).

Looking around the site it turns out this is just one in a very large series of weather related interactives. Check it out. Some very cool stuff, including my hometown favorite: Lake Effect Snow (Irondequoit, NY).

USA Today Economic Outlook Index (Jan ‘10 version)

Dustin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:41:40 +0000

The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”. Updated 1/27/09.

Obama Approval Ratings

Dustin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:52:09 +0000

Interactive timeline of approval since inauguration. Some dates are annotated. Apparently the Guardian used the Real Clear Politics rating (2nd chart), which is an average of many different polls – nice! And while we’re at it, USAToday’s Approval Tracker allows you to compare presidents’ ratings since Truman and is updated regularly.

Haiti

Dustin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:06:49 +0000

Crazy amount of damage. and Haiti wasn’t in very good shape to start with. I’ll keep adding finds to this same post as I come across them.

I kept hearing that the shipping port was out of commission and was wondering what exactly that meant. Here it is. (via Washington Post print edition)

Damage zone and location of aftershocks :

Faultlines, cities, population density, shaking:

Annotated map:

Zoomable satellite map of Port-au-Prince from 10:30 Wednesday:

NYT side-by-side before and after satellite pictures:

Map of logistical challenges hampering relief efforts:

Earthquake primer with details on Haiti’s plates:

Jobs Forecast

Dustin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:08:58 +0000

Forecast by region, sector, or metro area. Updated 12/22/09.

USA Today Economic Outlook Index (Dec 2009 version)

Dustin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:03:01 +0000

The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.

Housing Recovery?

Dustin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:00:41 +0000

Note that the last 3 years below are forecasts.

USA Today Economic Outlook Index (November edition)

Dustin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:49:56 +0000

Updated November 24th. The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.