State of the nation
This map, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, vividly shows the deep unemployment in the U.S. It covers the 12-month period ending June 2010, when the official U.S. unemployment rate was 9.7. People who quit looking for work aren’t counted in the labor force; people who are working part-time involuntarily are considered working. The darkest color represents unemployment exceeding 10 percent. For more, read “Voices of the Unemployed,” posted by Progress Illinois.
See the map advance month by month as the recession deepens here. Be sure to click on the play button in the middle of the map.
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