tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post1791053324194447466..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Unemployment Rate GraphDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-15957651611644791172010-03-16T21:08:10.063-06:002010-03-16T21:08:10.063-06:00-1 on Willy for a non-working link. -1 on Matthew ...-1 on Willy for a non-working link. -1 on Matthew for poor proofreading.<br /><br />Matthew: I don't remember saying much about GDI. As to the article, I'm not convinced that the author isn't just filling space.<br /><br />Victoria: I like that cite, it's fun to play with the graphs. I do wish it went back further though.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-58239437561267667032010-03-15T12:01:18.642-06:002010-03-15T12:01:18.642-06:00I found this graph and I thought it was really int...I found this graph and I thought it was really interesting that it provided facts about how we can compare how states are doing compared to other states in the United States. California and Florida are still above the average of unemployment rate while states like Utah are under this rate. I think Louisiana is a very interesting one, in spite of the catrina hurricane, nowadays Lousiana is in Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298071810147187945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-31689505199982105782010-03-12T10:45:33.998-07:002010-03-12T10:45:33.998-07:00I found this article talking aobut unemployment an...I found this article talking aobut unemployment and why we are not recovering as quickly in jobs as we would like. http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15664078<br />I beleive you made reference to this in class, but it talks about the fact that we should be looking at GDI. Informs us that GDI tells us that we may be in for more trouble than what we anticipate Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10833482454779470444noreply@blogger.com