Picturing the Past 10 Years
In this Op-Chart for The New York Times created by Phillip Niemeyer called “Picturing the Past 10 Years”, each row is a theme, and each column represents a year. Shown in each cell are the trends and events that dominated the past decade in icons and buzzwords.
via Picturing the Past 10 Years, December 27, 2009.
What’s Changed This Decade (1999-2009)
In “What’s Changed This Decade (1999-2009)” another perspective is given on how far we’ve come and gone, both good and bad…
Are stone cold numbers your thing?
If so, check out “A plethora of numbers traces a decade of change” – From McClatchy Newspapers and Yahoo! News. This article lists other statistics that trace the changes that took place in the last 10 years. Here’s a sample taken from that article:
Unemployment rate: 4.2 percent (1999); 10 percent ( November 2009 )
Jobless workers: 5.7 million (1999); 15.4 million ( November 2009 )
Unemployed workers not included in jobless number because they haven’t looked for work in the past month: 1.1 million (1999); 2.3 million ( November 2009 )
Median household income: $44,900 (1999); $50,303 (2008)
In 1999 constant dollars: $44,900 (1999); $38,924 (2008)
Median sales price for existing homes: $138,000 (1999); $172,700 (2009)
In constant 1999 dollars:$138,000 (1999); $133,000 (2009)
Median sales price for new homes: $161,000 (1999); $212,000 (2009)
In constant 1999 dollars: $161,000 (1999); $163,265 (2009)
Number of foreclosure proceedings: 450,000 (1999); 2 million (2009, estimate)
Banks seized by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.: 8 (1999); 133 (through Dec. 11, 2009 )
People living below the poverty line: 32.8 million in 1999; 39.8 million in 2008
Poverty line for a family of four: $17,029 (1999); $22,025 (2008)
In constant 1999 dollars: $17,029 (1999); $17,043 (2008)
via A plethora of numbers traces a decade of change – Yahoo! News.
Food for thought.