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In: Politics US Economy
9 Apr 2010The 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.
Would have preferred to see this info in chart form. (via)
In: Bailout Employment Finance Source: NYT Stock Market US Economy
5 Apr 2010This time from the NYT, covering 200 CEOs. Related article.
In: Employment US Economy
2 Apr 2010Dshort always has interesting medium/long-term analyses. I really like the representation of historic tax brackets in the bottom half of this one (based on data from taxfoundation.org)
Although this NY FED article is primarily focused on explaining Upstate NY’s immunity from the boom/bust cycle, it includes some interesting analysis of nation wide trends. (via The Big Picture).
They are planning to stop buying them (or maybe not). Updated 3/25.
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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