This July 2009 map of unemployment rates illustrates the expected effect of the recession on county-level unemployment rates. The Esri data team tracks current conditions and models the data to reflect local change. This data is one variable in the annual demographic updates released in April for 2009. Complementing this map are Esri's labor force forecasts, which accurately model change in labor force participation and employment by industry and occupation to the block group level. (See "Trends from Esri's 2009/2014 Updated Demographics", and visit www.esri.com/demographicdata for more information on the data available as well as Esri's 2009 Update Methodology.)

Percent Unemployed, July 2009