The Recession, as drawn by a cartographer
By anthony balderrama on Mar 4, 2009 in News
The New York Times continues to be impressive in its interactive graphics with today’s Geography of a Recession map. Using the various options on the side of the page and the nifty zoom option, you can see how the recession is affecting each county, rural area, or metropolitan clusters by unemployment numbers.
As expected, every area’s seen a rise in unemployment, but some areas are hit harder than others. The map’s interesting just to look at if you’re curious about your own region. It’s also helpful if you’re thinking about relocation in the near future.
It’s worth nothing that for all the doom and gloom we’re reading about, there are a lot of places still not hit that hard by the current situation.
