Interactive Unemployment Map

[The Irish Doggy]

Check out Macinac County, Michigan 24%!

[AtomicCEO]

5.7 by me. The county a few miles away is 7.1.

 

Colo and CT seem to be doing ok. I've never wanted to live in California or Michigan anyway.

[Randall]

Check out Macinac County, Michigan 24%!

 

 

That's in the U.P. It's been tough over there for quite awhile.

 

7.6 where I am. +.3

Edited March 4, 2009 by Randall

[Perchoutofwater]

5.6 here, up 1.2. I only know two people who have lost their jobs, and one of them has already been hired on in a similar position as the one he lost. Also, the place I ate lunch yesterday had a help wanted sign up, and they really need some more help based on the quality of service.

[polksalet]

5.9 here up .9. As always I know no one unemployed and everyone in my inner circle is making more than ever.

[Azazello1313]

I guess the most surprising thing there to me is how badly the left coast seems to be doing. not just cali, but also oregon and washington. worse than I would have thought for the whole area.

[Perchoutofwater]

I guess the most surprising thing there to me is how badly the left coast seems to be doing. not just cali, but also oregon and washington. worse than I would have thought for the whole area.

 

For the most part, the places that tend to be liberal have higher unemployment than those that tend to be conservative.

[dmarc117]

For the most part, the places that tend to be liberal have higher unemployment than those that tend to be conservative.

 

 

which is why they dont care about income taxes.

[Azazello1313]

For the most part, the places that tend to be liberal have higher unemployment than those that tend to be conservative.

 

overlay to compare

 

that's partly a chicken-and-egg thing, though. places where the bad economy has hit harder are probably more likely to be receptive to more big-government solutions. that's pretty much always been the case. but yeah, it kinda makes you wonder why the current economy hit the west coast so hard.

[wildcat2334]

For the most part, the places that tend to be liberal have higher unemployment than those that tend to be conservative.

 

 

totally false in Washington - the rural, poorer "conservative" eastern Wa counties are hit hard by unemployment

 

while, the more well off "liberal" folks in King (Seattle area) is low at 5.7

[Azazello1313]

totally false in Washington - the rural, poorer "conservative" eastern Wa counties are hit hard by unemployment

 

while, the more well off "liberal" folks in King (Seattle area) is low at 5.7

 

but as a whole it's a very "blue" state with liberal economic policies, which I think may be in part what perch was getting at.

[Square]

4.2% here. Our local economy hasn't been that slow. Hopefully it holds up.