These charts raise a lot of questions. Many of these questions I have discussed in the blog, as I believe they are very significant in nature. Additionally, these charts should highlight the “atypical” nature of our economic situation from a long-term historical perspective.
Here is a St. Louis Fed chart depicting the Median Duration of Unemployment (last updated 6-4-10):
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These next two charts are from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve. These charts really provide a perspective on the length and extent of this downturn. The first depicts our Unemployment situation (last updated 6-4-10):
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This depicts Output (last updated 5-27-10):
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I will update these charts on an intermittent basis as they deserve close monitoring.
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SPX at 1050.47 as this post is written
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