The Decline: The Geography of a Recession

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Run time: 00:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J28tLOpzfpA   Posted on YouTube: February 05, 2010 By YouTube Member: latoyaegwuekwe Views on YouTube: 93325   Posted on DU: March 07, 2010 By DU Member: Emit Views on DU: 350

 

Updated 02.05.10, The Decline: The Geography of a Recession by LaToya Egwuekwe (OFFICIAL)

According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are nearly 30 million people currently unemployed -- that's including those involuntarily working parttime and those who want a job, but have given up on trying to find one. In the face of the worst economic upheaval since the Great Depression, millions of Americans are hurting. "The Decline: The Geography of a Recession," as created by labor writer LaToya Egwuekwe, serves as a vivid representation of just how much. Watch the deteriorating transformation of the U.S. economy from January 2007 -- approximately one year before the start of the recession -- to the most recent unemployment data available today. Original link: www.latoyaegwuekwe.com/geographyofareces sion.html. For more information, email [e-mail]

LaToya Egwuekwe discusses her map of the unemployment figures on CNN. She put this data together as part of a graduate class project. Ms. Egwuekwe is a writer for a Machinist Union. Here's the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLldUJ6yzE&feature=related

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1. well that was depressing

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2. Well, yes, yes it is

not the most uplifting video, but it leaves an impact, nonetheless.