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Old 11-20-2009, 11:42 AM
 
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This presentation graphically illustrates how the Austin area is faring in general as well as with respect to the rest of the state and the rest of the country on a county-by-county basis over in terms of unemployment. The authors are using unemployment as an indicator of the recession.

This Austin forum is chock-full of posts on such topics including the whys, wherefors, etc. regarding folks moving to Austin and from Austin. There are also posts comparing Austin to other locations, and inquiries/statements regarding employment opportunities or unemployment statistics in Austin versus other locations including location in the state and locations out-of-state including areas covered by the presentation.

Hit play to see a time-lapse sequence.

The Decline: The Geography of a Recession (http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html - broken link)

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Old 11-20-2009, 12:49 PM
 
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I'm moving to North Dakota, it looks all yellow up there :-)

Interesting video
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Old 11-20-2009, 01:46 PM
 
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very interesting vedio
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Old 11-20-2009, 04:41 PM
 
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Thanks for sharing! That's brilliant!
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Old 11-21-2009, 05:32 AM
 
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I notice a few things....the ever-spreading areas are where the people live, which is the eastern third of the country, and the west coast. The only area that is light is the inner west and great plains, in which pop density is the lowest. It is true that there are several states in this light range that are doing relatively well, like Utah, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas, but population is nil in those few exceptional states.

Only state that truly counts and is still light is Texas. If this was a time-lapse of a Zombie/living dead strain spreading throughout the country, you would have to say that Texas is on the cusp of catching the curse, as it can't stay high and dry for long, 'less it succeeds(the Texas Constitution has a clause that allows this, BTW)
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Old 11-21-2009, 09:59 AM
 
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Only state that truly counts and is still light is Texas. If this was a time-lapse of a Zombie/living dead strain spreading throughout the country, you would have to say that Texas is on the cusp of catching the curse, as it can't stay high and dry for long, 'less it succeeds(the Texas Constitution has a clause that allows this, BTW)


Um, so we're looking at the scourge coming with the plague unless Texas leaves the Union?
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Old 11-21-2009, 10:40 AM
 
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Only state that truly counts and is still light is Texas. If this was a time-lapse of a Zombie/living dead strain spreading throughout the country, you would have to say that Texas is on the cusp of catching the curse, as it can't stay high and dry for long, 'less it succeeds(the Texas Constitution has a clause that allows this, BTW)
Wow, what a Texas-centric statement. I'm sure that a lot of states would take exception to "Only state that truly counts". Plus, if you look at the most heavily populated areas, they look just like the adjacent states, so are just as bad off. The only area that looks to be spared somewhat is the panhandle and some areas of west Tex. And once again, these look just like the adjacent areas north of it that are sparsely populated. It looks to me like Texas is completely within the trend, not an exception; thinly populated areas have lower unemployment, while heavily populated areas have higher unemployment.
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