Geography of Jobs

Geography of Jobs

The US employment landscape has changed dramatically in the past two decades. Recessions, natural disasters, industry crises, and migration patterns have left an aftermath of uneven growth. The red and blue bubbles in this map represent a rolling 12-month net change in total employment across US metropolitan areas.
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Geography of Recovery

Geography of Recovery

Some metropolitan areas bounced back quickly from the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Others struggled. Will the Covid-19 recovery be different? Using seasonally adjusted data indexed to the start of the Great Recession, this map shows cumulative employment gains or losses across US metropolitan areas relative to December 2007 levels.
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State Comparison

Adding Depth to Rankings

TIP’s data analytics team has developed a tool to make state rankings more useful by adding a simple dispersion factor to the visualization.

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Climate Change

Measuring Climate Risk

Data from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can be used to assess potential financial losses, social vulnerability, and community resilience. This is an example from coastal Mississippi.

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Affordability Index

Comparing Housing Costs

An index developed by Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center can be applied to housing markets across the US. This is an example using selected US metropolitan markets.

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Tracking Air Freight

Tracking Air Freight

Data from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) can be used to map air freight trends. This is an example of air freight traffic passing through Anchorage, Alaska.

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