Must See Jobs Infographics
Acknowledgement to The Big Picture’s Barry Ritholz on this big picture of the U.S. jobs landscape, mapped by USA Today. Click on the map to see an expanded version from the newspaper.
Total U.S. Jobs per USA Today
A forecast for job growth in 2010 is the good news. Today’s reality is different, though. Data on claims for unemployment insurance came in this morning, and it’s not good news. The pros in financial analytics call what follows chart porn.
As quick as the data can come in, Calculated Risk has got the fever chart to map it. What he’s got here will likely do some explaining for Wall Street volatility today. As grim and uncertain as the present is, the immediate outlook, particularly as regards jobs, looks tougher yet.
Here’s the key take-away from CR:
Click on graph for access to orginal CR post.
The first graph shows weekly claims and continued claims since 1971.
The four week moving average is at 607,500, the highest since 1982.
Continued claims are now at 4.81 million – another new record – above the previous all time peak of 4.71 million in 1982.
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