Great animation, scary situation

This interactive map, courtesy of our good friends (and former Washington Post.Newsweek Interactive colleagues) at Slate.com, helps to illustrate the job losses suffered across the U.S. during the last 27 or so months.

It's pretty disturbing but enlightening, too. It takes two seconds to check it out; I highly suggest you do just that.

The URL: http://www.slate.com/id/2216238/





Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to work so I don't become one of those dreaded red circles.

Cheers,

Melissa "please don't lay me off" Arseniuk