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Is Widespread Economic Hardship a Good Thing?

Nov. 18, 2009
Economic survival fair; Flickr photo via Library Development @ Washington State Library/ CC

Regardless of what national headlines say, many people have yet to sense a turnaround locally. This month’s Economic Hardship Index shows how complicated the national economic picture can be.

Patchwork Nation:

  • Divides the U.S. by county into 12 community types using demographic, political and socioeconomic data.
  • Tracks 24 representative communities to see how economic trends play out at the local level.
  • Analyzes national data by community type to give the big picture more context.

Around the Nation

Why Sarah Palin's 'Going Rogue' Tour Looks Like a Campaign

Nov. 20, 2009

Service Worker CentersIf you were to devise a campaign tour for Sarah Palin using Patchwork Nation it might look a bit like her current "Going Rogue” book tour. It’s a nice mix of carefully reaching out and focusing on the voters she would need if she were to run for president.


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How the Recession 'Looks' in One Boom Town

Nov. 16, 2009

Boom TownsIn Eagle, Colo., a "Boom Town" that saw its population double in the last decade, the streets scenes look surprisingly normal; There is little sense that the community is suffering. The area's economic struggles often happen more quietly.


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Philadelphia Hopes Changes to Health Benefits Cut Costs

Nov. 13, 2009

Industrial MetropolisPhiladelphia officials say the city will save more than $6 million dollars by switching some employees' health care benefits to a "self-insured plan." City workers who are not represented by the four labor unions got word Thursday of changes.


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Even Amid High Unemployment, Jobs Return to Main Street

Nov. 12, 2009

Minority CentralIn September, the owners of the Main Street Cafe decided to close the place and leave Edgecombe County, a Minority Central community where unemployment is at 16 percent. But new owners reopened the cafe and other expansions are giving residents new hope.

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