Employment Archive:

Some interesting filters and graphic options in this interactive summary. (via)

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Updated 5/7/10.

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One 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.

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The map displays unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy, 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; click & hold to move around, point at a county for popup detail.

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Would have preferred to see this info in chart form. (via)

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Are we approaching the upswing? That would be nice. doubt it, though.

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This time from the NYT, covering 200 CEOs. Related article.

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Number of unemployed people for each new job opening, by sector.

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

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

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The St. Louis Fed is maintaining a nice compendium of economic indicators on the G7 & OECD, including comparisons with previous recessions and expansions.

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

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