The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each US state as of April 2020, the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  The unemployment rate has skyrocketed in every single state leaving only Connecticut with an unemployment rate below eight percent.

The chart above shows the ten-year interest rate in each EU state as of April 2020, the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  Five states have a negative interest rate (down from ten last month and up from one last year).

All rates except for the two, three, five, and seven-year notes rose in May.  The yield curve widened from the previous month thus ending its narrowing streak of one month.  The one-month bill maintained the lowest rate throughout the month.  Long-term and short-term rates rose while medium-term rates rose thus decreasing the risk of an inversion brought upon by rising short-term rates.  Such an inversion, if it were to happen would be a strong indicator for an upcoming recession.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each EU and US region as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in millions of US dollars, the change from five years ago, and the GDP ten years prior.  The Southern EU is the only region to witness a decline in GDP over the ten year period.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each EU region as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in millions of euros, the change from five years ago, and the GDP ten years prior.  Every single region's economy grew both over the past five and ten years.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each US region as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in millions of dollars, the change from five years ago, and the GDP ten years prior.  Every single region's economy grew both over the past five and ten years.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each EU and US state as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in millions of US dollars, the change from five years ago, and the GDP ten years prior.  Germany continues to be the largest economy but California is hot on its tail.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each EU state as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in millions of euros, the change from five years ago, and the GDP ten years prior.  Germany's economy grew more over the past five years than 21 states' entire GDP.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each US state as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in millions of dollars, the change from five years ago, and the GDP ten years prior.  California's economy grew more over the past five years than the size of 44 states' entire economies.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) quarterly growth rate in each EU and US region as of the fourth quarter of 2019 and the growth rate from one year prior.  All negative growth rates in the EU are attributed to currency rate fluctuations.