Animated map of US unemployment stats since 2007 (spoiler: we're fading to black)

jobless.jpgWhat's scariest about this animated visualization of American jobless rates? The animation doesn't include the figures released just last week, which would make the final frame even darker.

The Decline: Geography of a Recession, by Latoya Egwuekwe (American Observer, via Jason Calacanis)

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