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The Geography of a Recession

On the New York Times website, David Leonhardt published an excellent interactive map that diagrams the change in unemployement rate county by county.  There are also “break out” maps that focus on three subsets: regions that were already weak before the recession began, regions that had the biggest housing booms, and regions that are manufacturing centers.  Click on the map below to link to the New York Times site, or follow this link.