Chart Book: The legacy of the great recession

Chart Book: The legacy of the great recession

Charts galore track the U.S. recession and demonstrate in graphic terms just how deep a hole the economy needs to claw its way out of.

State unemployment funds hit the skids

State unemployment funds hit the skids

Source: ProPublica.org

Region’s unemployment still tracking upward

Region’s unemployment still tracking upward

Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Click the link to review other states' figures.

Workers employed in the newspaper industry

Workers employed in the newspaper industry

Analysis: Business Insider.com of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Streamlining broadband

Streamlining broadband

Feds react to slams that the broadband stimulus grant process is slower than downloading a 10 meg file with a dial-up modem.

Unemployment rate for people like you

Unemployment rate for people like you

Click the image to change the parameters of the unemployment rate. Source: New York Times, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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