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    This document contains an infographic analyzing unemployment rates over time in U.S. states. It shows that Michigan had the largest decrease in unemployment from its July 2009 peak of 15% to 9% while Nevada had the smallest decrease from 13% to 12%. North Dakota had the smallest percentage point decrease in unemployment from its July 2009 peak of 4.2% to 3%. The infographic allows clicking on states to examine details or perform comparisons. It also poses two questions about anomalies in the displayed unemployment data.

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    This document contains an infographic analyzing unemployment rates over time in U.S. states. It shows that Michigan had the largest decrease in unemployment from its July 2009 peak of 15% to 9% while Nevada had the smallest decrease from 13% to 12%. North Dakota had the smallest percentage point decrease in unemployment from its July 2009 peak of 4.2% to 3%. The infographic allows clicking on states to examine details or perform comparisons. It also poses two questions about anomalies in the displayed unemployment data.

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    This document contains an infographic analyzing unemployment rates over time in U.S. states. It shows that Michigan had the largest decrease in unemployment from its July 2009 peak of 15% to 9% while Nevada had the smallest decrease from 13% to 12%. North Dakota had the smallest percentage point decrease in unemployment from its July 2009 peak of 4.2% to 3%. The infographic allows clicking on states to examine details or perform comparisons. It also poses two questions about anomalies in the displayed unemployment data.

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    This document contains an infographic analyzing unemployment rates over time in U.S. states. It shows that Michigan had the largest decrease in unemployment from its July 2009 peak of 15% to 9% while Nevada had the smallest decrease from 13% to 12%. North Dakota had the smallest percentage point decrease in unemployment from its July 2009 peak of 4.2% to 3%. The infographic allows clicking on states to examine details or perform comparisons. It also poses two questions about anomalies in the displayed unemployment data.

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    Introduction to Infographics and Data Visualization Fall 2012

    -A. Dieringer

    Unemployment over Time


    Michigan: Largest Job gain (Jul 2009 Peak 15% to 9%)
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    Nevada: Least Job gain (Jul 2009 Peak 13% to 12%)

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    North Dakota: Least percentage Job gain (Jul 2009 Peak 4.2% to 3.0%)

    Unemployment over Time


    Michigan Labor Force Automobile Automobile Assembly Part Manufacturing Engineering 16 Robotics Design Robotics Construction Retail 14 Retail Sales Leisure Hotel/Motel Other 12 22% 15% 3% 5% 8% 4% 3% 35%
    Click on a State to examine details, or multiple States to perform comparison
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    Unemployment over Time


    Questionable Data 1) Why does the first data area have 1) Why does the first area have constant data over several months? 2) Why does the second data go to 2) Why does the second data area integer rates? converge to integer rates?
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