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This is not 'Missile Command'

By , Tuesday, May 19, 2009.

TIP Strategies Inc., an economic development consulting firm, has mapped out U.S. job-loss trends using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. You can press the "play" button to watch as green circles (representing job growth) shrink and then blossom into red circles (job loss) over time.

If this were a game of "Missile Command," you might expect "Game Over" to pop up at any moment. But how far from over is this grisly unemployment trend?

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Submitted by on May 19, 2009 - 12:58pm.

That's pretty cool. Well, not "cool" as in losing jobs is cool, but cool in a geeky, data visualization sort of way.

I'll freely admit I was transfixed on watching the Phoenix green circle swell to the size of the state of Arizona -- until New Orleans blew up at Katrina time. That was pretty amazing.

I loved Missile Command!

Jay Thompson
Broker / Owner
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Submitted by Austin Smith on May 20, 2009 - 8:50am.

I missed the memo on 'Missile Comand', but I did watch that bubble mapping thingy several times. Very interesting: a steady increase of jobs leads to an abrupt decline.

Thanks for the link, that's a great visual.

Austin Smith - Goomzee.com

 
Submitted by Joe Loomer on May 21, 2009 - 4:20am.

Absolutely mesmerizing!

I couldn't help but feel an overpowering sense of "here it comes" as the marker crept to the mid-2007 mark.

Atlanta - two hours from my market, just pulsed along like the heartbeat of the whole map until last year. Felt like I was looking at the monitor bedside in the hospital.

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Submitted by Rod Davis on May 22, 2009 - 8:18am.

Amazing, so much more impact when you see it on an actual map. And I thought it was bad here in Texas!
Rod Davis

Celina Home Builder
DFW Custom Homebuilder

 
Submitted by John Ford on May 22, 2009 - 8:30am.

It's scary when you see that dot grow so big and the impact it has on so many families.

Cool Graphic though.

John Ford

Boston Real Estate

 
Submitted by Hal Robinson on May 22, 2009 - 11:59am.

It's crazy how quickly those dots turned that angry red. Like, Brenda, I hope they turn green again soon.

Hal Robinson
The Robinson Team
Southlake Real Estate

 
Submitted by Russell Volk on May 27, 2009 - 5:09pm.

Wow!! I thought my screen was going to explode. Let's just hope that all those that lost their jobs, find a new job and buy a house in the near future.

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Submitted by Jodi Summers on June 4, 2009 - 8:24am.

Sorry statistics, let’s hope it starts growing green this quarter...but what an awesome application!

Locally, we’ve been all jazzed about the City of Santa Monica’s new crime mapping system - http://www.santamonicapd.org/crimemapping - which is a really useful local application.

http://www.santamonicapropertyblog.com/?p=1152 for the whole story…

Best….

Jodi Summers
The SoCal Investment Real Estate Group
Sotheby’s International Realty
jodi@jodisummers.com
www.SoCalGreenRealEstateBlog.com
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www.SoCalMultiUnitRealEstateBlog.com
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Submitted by Ki Gray on June 8, 2009 - 3:53am.

That was pretty cool. I love maps. I was confused by the Louisana flash in the middle until I remembered Katrina. Hopefully the country will return to normal by the end of the year or at least not be a sea of red.

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Submitted by Ryan Martin on June 9, 2009 - 1:23pm.

That map is pretty impressive. Sadly, it looks like the US is under a heavy attack right now. It is definitely brutal out there right now.

Ryan Martin ~ Realtor®, e-Pro®
Website: http://ryanmartinrealestate.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/RyanRE

 
Submitted by Mike Allen on June 9, 2009 - 3:30pm.

Hope the worst has passed and green is in our near-term future... this would mean the Dallas Fort Worth area survived relatively unscathed.

Mike Allen
managing director
http://www.homeprodigy.com/

 
Submitted by Ron Redlich on June 16, 2009 - 1:33am.

We just lost a family of four yesterday to a murder-suicide in Heathrow an upscale neighborhood near Orlando. The fellow lost his job ...

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Submitted by Karu cric on June 25, 2009 - 5:40am.

Hi,
Just like all the big lending institutions tightening their lending guidelines, so have the PMI companies. Now, many times I am able to get a person approved for a loan through various mortgage companies but am unable to acquire them a PMI insurance policy that the lender requires to complete the loan. There are many PMI companies out there and they do differ from company to company, however it seems that the PMI companies have become the last word in lending. It matters not if the bank wants to do the loan, if you can’t obtain PMI.
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Submitted by Julie Yates on June 26, 2009 - 7:56am.

The way it ballooned all red at the end really puts the job losses in perspective. Hopefully things will start growing green by the end of the year.

Julie Yates
Dallas Highrises
Dallas Condos

 
Submitted by Brian Hunt on June 26, 2009 - 11:06am.

"Green Technology" should change the red balloons into green ones.

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Submitted by Patty Redlich on June 28, 2009 - 2:50pm.

The Central Florida market is very slow but there are good opportunities.

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Submitted by Terrence Askew on July 1, 2009 - 7:08am.

My market is pretty stable. Memphis is the only exception to the rule. Question, when do you believe the economy will recover?

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Submitted by suman sharma on July 8, 2009 - 3:36am.

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Submitted by Neil McGuinness on July 8, 2009 - 10:33am.

Pretty frightening hey! How long is this going to take to repair?

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Submitted by Mark Jacobs on July 10, 2009 - 10:46am.

All I can say is wow. The Augusta market is better than most but we still have a long way to go to.

Mark Jacobs
http://www.MarkJacobsRealtor.com