Unemployment rate by county
Use this graphic to explore how the unemployment rate around the country has changed over the last year. Click the tabs to see figures since 2007:
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NOTE: Unemployment rate is not seasonally adjusted. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics
GRAPHIC: Kat Downs, Mary Kate Cannistra and Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso - The Washington Post. Published on Dec. 3, 2009; updated Jan. 30, 2011.
Where are the jobs?
While the economy is expanding again, jobs are being added slowly and unevenly. See which sectors are adding jobs and which are still in bad shape.
(Not) spreading the wealth
The income gap between the wealthy and the rest of the country has grown along with dramatic increases in CEO pay.
