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Jobs! What Jobs?
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Recovery. What Recovery? / Jobs for the FutureProject Statement
MISSIONThe Jobs of the Future Foundation is an organization that’s working towards doubling the number of young low-income individuals that can attain post-secondary credentials. Working in over 200 communities in 41 states, Jobs for the Future works to build and improve strategires in both education and work settings to improve the prospects for those who have difficulty advancing.
GOALThe goal of this work is to communicate about the difficulties presented in the recession and recovery between 2008 and present day, giving the viwer a visualization of data that clearly shows the difference between advanced jobs, less advanced jobs, and how the prospects for each are vastly different in today’s environment
PERSONAAlert, inviting.
TARGET AUDIENCEThe “Recovery. What Recovery?” data visualization is targeted to an audience age 18-29, currently determining whether they want to attend college, likely working at a low-income job. CHALLENGESDetermining the data to use, in addition to shaping it in a way that communicates the primary points, will be part of the difficulty of this situation. Creating a work that would make this complex information without losing crucial details is also important.
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Recovery. What Recovery?
Mood Board
Sourceshttp://blog.readz.com/2013/05/infographic-growing-mobile-digital.htmlhttp://www.behance.net/gallery/Website-Infographic/8809133http://uk.saxomarkets.com/fx-debates/gold-rout-infographichttp://visual.ly/finding-kind
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Recovery. What Recovery?
Style Guide
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Recovery. What Recovery?
Research & Ideas
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Recovery. What Recovery?
Development
20.8%Peak unemployment for
Natural resources, construction,and maintenance jobs
11.4%Peak unemployment for
service jobs
15.9%Peak unemployment for production, transportationand material moving jobs
5.5%Peak unemployment for professional jobs
9.5%Peak unemployment for sales and office jobs
The JobDisparity
Following the economic collapseof 2008, the job loses were severe across the board, or were they?
20.8%
while
for every
only
of those in natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations faced unemployed
gained by those in natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations
Unemployment was tilted...
As for weekly wages...
5.5% of those in management & professional occupationshad the same fate
was gained by management & professional occupations
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Recovery. What Recovery?
Development
TheRecovery
Following the economic collapse of 2008, the job situation was severe, only getting moderately better for even the best off
1 in 5while
for ever dollar
1.8million
.5million
three dollars
with occupations in natural resources, construction, & maintenance faced unemploymnt
1 in 20only
with occupations in management andprofessional occupations faced unemploymnt
gained by those in natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations
million less natural resource, construction, & maintenance sector jobs in four years
million more managment and profesional occupations in the four yearswere gained by management
& professional occupations
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
or lack there of
Unemployment
Weekly Wages #’s Employed
Following the economic collapse of 2008, the job market has slowly recovered as a whole, but different sectors have had different success
1 in 5while
1.8million
64dollars
28dollars
20dollars
2.4million
.5million
with occupations in natural resources, construction, & maintenance faced unemployment
1 in 20only
with occupations in management andprofessional occupations faced unemployment
gained by those in natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations
gained byweekly wages
natural resource, construction, & maintenance occupationslost in four years
managment and profesional occupations gaind in four years
newjobs
were gained by management & professional occupations
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18
14
10
6
2
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Unemployment
The Whole Job Market
Weekly Wages#’s Employed
Jobs! What Jobs?
1 in 10faced unemployment
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Recovery. What Recovery?
Final Poster (revision 1)Following the economic collapse of 2008, the job market has recovered slowly as a whole, professional occupations seeing far better success than blue collar.
1 in 5while
1.8million
64dollars
28dollars
20dollars
2.4million
.5million
with occupations in natural resources, construction, & maintenance faced unemployment
1 in 20only
with occupations in management andprofessional positions faced unemployment
gained by workers in natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupationsin the last four years
gained inweekly wages
jobs lost in natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations in the last four years
jobs gained in managementand profesional occupationsin the last four years
newjobs
gained by workers in management & professional occupations in the last four years
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18
14
10
6
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Unemployment
The Whole Job Market
Weekly Wages#’s Employed
Recovery What Recovery?
1 in 10faced unemployment
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey 2009-2012, Weekly and hourly earnings data from the Current Population Survey 2009-2012, Employment Level - Management, Professional, and Related Occupations 2009 - 2012, Employment Level - Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Occupations 2009-2012, Unemployment Rate from Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey 2009 - 2012, Median usual weekly earnings (second quartile), Employed full time, Wage and salary workers, Management, professional, and related occupations 2009 - 2012, Median usual weekly earnings (second quartile), Employed full time, Wage and salary workers, Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2009-2012, 1 in 5 based on Unemploymnt rate in Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintnance Occupations for February 2010, 1 in 20 based on Unemployment rate in Management, Professional, and Related Occupations for July 2009, 1 in 10 based on Unemploymen rate on Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey for January 2010, Mechanic Michael Young, from The Noun Project, Businessman Alfonso Urbán, from The Noun Project
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Recovery. What Recovery?
Final Poster (revision 1)
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey 2009-2012, Weekly and hourly earnings data from the Current Population Survey 2009-2012, Employment Level - Management, Professional, and Related Occupations 2009 - 2012, Employment Level - Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Occupations 2009-2012, Unemployment Rate from Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey 2009 - 2012, Median usual weekly earnings (second quartile), Employed full time, Wage and salary workers, Management, professional, and related occupations 2009 - 2012, Median usual weekly earnings (second quartile), Employed full time, Wage and salary workers, Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2009-2012, 1 in 5 based on Unemploymnt rate in Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintnance Occupations for February 2010, 1 in 20 based on Unemployment rate in Management, Professional, and Related Occupations for July 2009, 1 in 10 based on Unemploymen rate on Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey for January 2010, Mechanic Michael Young, from The Noun Project, Businessman Alfonso Urbán, from The Noun Project
Management and professionals prospered in
the latest recovery.
While natural resource, construction, and maintenance jobs suffered.
Weekly Wages
64dollars
gained in professional jobs
20dollarsgained in working class jobs
Job Prospects
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JobWanted
1.8million
professional jobs gained
.5millionworking class jobs lost
Unemployed
1in 20
professionals
4in 20working class
Following the economic collapse of 2008, the US job market saw a slow & uneven recovery, one that benefited professionals but hurt the working class.
Jobs! What Jobs?