The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU region as of September 2019 (unless otherwise noted - see caveats below), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  The Western EU is the only region with an unemployment rate smaller than the previous month and smaller than last year.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU and US state as of September 2019 (unless otherwise noted - see caveats below), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  Czechia is the only EU state with an unemployment rate below three percent.  Twelve US states have a rate below three percent.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each US state as of September 2019, the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  Vermont continues to be the only state that has an unemployment rate below 2.5 percent.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU state as of September 2019 (unless otherwise noted - see caveats below), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  Czechia continues to be the only state with an unemployment rate below three percent.

The chart above shows the ten-year interest rate in each EU state as of September 2019, the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  Thirteen states have a negative interest rate (same as 13 last month and up from zero last year).

All bill and note rates fell except for the ten-year note which along with all bond rates rose in October.  The yield curve widened from the previous month thus ending its narrowing streak at three months.  The one-month bill did not maintain the lowest rate at any point in the month.  Long-term rates rose while short-term rates dropped thus decreasing the risk of an inversion brought upon by rising short-term rates.  Such an inversion is a strong indicator for an upcoming recession.

In this geographically accurate cartogram, the constituent states of the United Kingdom are redrawn according to their per capita gross domestic product (GDP).  All four states of the United Kingdom are pretty equally sized which shows that the distribution of wealth between the constituent states is pretty even.

In this geographically accurate cartogram, the constituent states of the United Kingdom are redrawn according to their gross domestic product (GDP).  England is the only state to gain territory at the expense of the other three and it gains more territory than it did when borders were redrawn for population.

In this geographically accurate cartogram, the constituent states of the United Kingdom are redrawn according to their population.  England is the only state to gain territory at the expense of the other three.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate when priced in US dollars in each EU and US region over the past five years as of the first quarter of 2019 and the growth over the past ten years.  All negative growth rates in the EU are attributed to currency rate fluctuations.