The website http://statestats.appspot.com produces an interesting heat map based upon keyword searches on google by state. According to the heat map, the Top 5 states that search for "unemployment" are:
- Oregon (Which had a 7.3% unemployment rate in Oct. 2008)
- New York (Which had a 5.7% unemployment rate in Oct. 2008)
- Nevada (Which had 7.6% unemployment rate in Oct. 2008)
- Pennsylvania (Which had a 5.8% unemployment rate in Oct. 2008)
- Washington (Which had a 6.3% unemployment rate in Oct. 2008)
The Chart is interesting, but it states the obvious, states with high rates of unemployment (or increasing job losses--like financial jobs in New York) are the "hot zones" in the heat map. States with low rates of unemployment are in the "cold zones"
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