Here’s an animated map of unemployment rates by county from January 2007 to the present. As the map turns from lighter (more employed) to darker (less), you get a good sense of the economy’s deterioration. Click on the map and hit play to see it do its thing.

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Posted on November 30, 2009 at 2:38 pm
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