Comments on: 200+ things you need to know about unemployment in the US, all presented on one insightful dashboard http://bzintelguru.com/headline/200-things-you-need-to-know-about-unemployment-in-the-us-all-presented-on-one-insightful-dashboard/ Data is cheap, insights are priceless Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:33:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alex Kerin http://bzintelguru.com/headline/200-things-you-need-to-know-about-unemployment-in-the-us-all-presented-on-one-insightful-dashboard/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Alex Kerin Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:07:34 +0000 http://bzintelguru.com/?p=1267#comment-242 My netbook almost coughs up a lung on the states - it would be an interesting exercise to do it for counties in a particular state - however the data that goes into positioning the shapes looks complex to say the least. My netbook almost coughs up a lung on the states – it would be an interesting exercise to do it for counties in a particular state – however the data that goes into positioning the shapes looks complex to say the least.

]]> By: John Munoz http://bzintelguru.com/headline/200-things-you-need-to-know-about-unemployment-in-the-us-all-presented-on-one-insightful-dashboard/comment-page-1/#comment-241 John Munoz Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:37:52 +0000 http://bzintelguru.com/?p=1267#comment-241 I heard that too, except the NYTimes is reporting 411,000 census workers hired in May. Can your cartogram be broken down by county? That's be really cool, but I wonder if it'd be too much for the the protovis viz engine to viz. I heard that too, except the NYTimes is reporting 411,000 census workers hired in May.

Can your cartogram be broken down by county? That’s be really cool, but I wonder if it’d be too much for the the protovis viz engine to viz.

]]> By: Alex Kerin http://bzintelguru.com/headline/200-things-you-need-to-know-about-unemployment-in-the-us-all-presented-on-one-insightful-dashboard/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Alex Kerin Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:07:14 +0000 http://bzintelguru.com/?p=1267#comment-240 NPR also informed me this morning that Census workers accounted for about 300,000 new, temporary, jobs. I will have to update my <a href="http://www.datadrivenconsulting.com/2010/05/dorling-cartogram-of-unemployment-1980-2009/"Dorling Cartogram</a> to include the 1st half of 2010. NPR also informed me this morning that Census workers accounted for about 300,000 new, temporary, jobs.

I will have to update my <a href="http://www.datadrivenconsulting.com/2010/05/dorling-cartogram-of-unemployment-1980-2009/"Dorling Cartogram to include the 1st half of 2010.

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