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Geography of a Recession

by
David Manaster
Mar 4, 2009, 10:55 am ET

The New York Times has a great interactive map showing how employment rates are changing across the United States.

Recession Geography

I find it striking how the worst problems in employment seem to center around the local areas that support the industries that are the epicenters of this recession: the real estate bubble, automobile manufacturers, etc.

Lots of red…

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  1. John Sumser Mar 4, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    Thanks, this is a useful way to visualize the differences in perception.

  2. David Manaster Mar 5, 2009 at 9:08 am

    Thanks for the comment John. I’m an economics junkie!

  3. The Outlook for Recruiting : ERE.net Mar 18, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    [...] for some of the above industries, expect to see a lot of new companies emerge. Also expect to see geographical shifts in areas of employment growth. California and New York continue to shed jobs as employers [...]

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