Key points
This map displays unemployment rates in Michigan, using a green, yellow, red mix to highlight the dangerously high level of unemployment, reinforced by the time line chart showing Michigan unemployment substantially higher than national, and the highest in years. This map also documents unemployment rates in state by county. You can use this map as part of the social determinants of health risk factors in constructing burden of disease documents and presentations.
Data Sources
ArcGIS 9.3
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chart made using Google online tool.
Use GIS layer for state counties, Google tool for time series chart comparing U.S. to Michigan unemployment.
Henry L Miller, Departmental Specialist, Michigan Department of Community Health
(517) 335-8779
[email protected]
Michigan Unemployment Rates by County, September 2010 Miller, Henry; Michigan Department of Community Health, [TODAY’S DATE]. Accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Chronic Disease Map Gallery.