This is a depressing map, but it does make me glad that i have a job!

http://cohort11.americanobserver.net...ediafinal.html

 

Dude! Thanks for bringing us down....I just got an email from the University, another round of cuts are heading our way.

 

Don't worry Deej, the place would fall apart without you there!

 

Tru dat

 

You hear allot of numbers and statistics but that map is scary.

 

Yeah no crap! And it is pretty accurate because Michigan is in real trouble and it reflects that as it progresses to the present date!

 

Hang in there Deej!

The county I live in (Lane County, OR) starts out a nice cherry red and ends up dark gray (like so many others!) We've seen so many companies fold up here, it's ridiculous. For every mass layoff or shutdown, there is an unquantified amount of collateral damage to suppliers and nearby service industries. We used to have a bunch of RV manufacturing, like Marathon, Country Coach, Monaco, but most of that is just gone. We also saw Hynix, a semiconductor fab plant, shutdown, taking with it a buttload of decent paying jobs. A solar panel company has recently purchased that plant, and will eventually reopen the fab after they retool for solar panel wafers. I work for a heavy equipment manufacturer, and we've had a bunch of layoffs and many of us that remained spent a good part of last year working part time, but things seem to be getting just a bit better the last few months. I'm hopeful the trend will continue.