New Google Feature

Want to see the current unemployment rate for La Crosse plotted against previous observations? Simply type "unemployment rate la crosse" into google and the first hit will produce a google chart. Or hit the link here.

Hat tip: Lifehacker.

Job Losses

Are actually a recent phenomenon in the 7 Rivers Region. Check out this animation from Slate.

Economic Recovery Dashboard

Keep an eye on our recovery here.

Geography of a Recession

Excellent interactive graphic from The New York Times.

April 2009 Slides

Thanks to everyone who came to the Indicators Breakfast. My slides can be found below.

April 2009 Final

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Foreclosures

Matt Kures, GIS specialist, from UW-Extension put together some maps with foreclosures for each county.

La Crosse

click on picture for full size.

Other Counties can be found here.

Hunger Task Force

The Slides from a recent presentation to the Hunger Task Force Conference.

Hunger Task Force 2009 Final

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