The chart above shows the per capita annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each US state as of the first quarter of 2019 in millions of dollars, the change from five years ago, and the per capita GDP ten years prior.  Only three states have seen a drop in their per capita GDP either over the past five or ten years: North Dakota, Alaska, and Wyoming.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU and US region as of August 2019 (unless otherwise noted - see caveats below), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  US regions continue to have considerably lower unemployment rates than EU regions with the Eastern EU being the only EU region that tops a US region.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each US region as of August 2019, the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  The Midwestern US was the only region to not see an improvement in its rate from last year.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU region as of August 2019 (unless otherwise noted - see caveats below), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  The Eastern and Southern EU are the only regions 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 August 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 August 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 2.25 percent.

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

All bill rates fell while all note and bond rates rose in September.  The yield curve narrowed from the previous month thus extending its narrowing streak to three months.  The one-month bill did not maintain the lowest rate at any point in the month but did hold the highest rate on several sessions.  Long-term rates rose while short-term rates dropped, to such a degree that the inversion brought upon by rising short-term rates in the previous month ebbed.  Such an inversion is 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 first quarter of 2019 in millions of US dollars, the change from five years ago, and the GDP ten years prior.  The Southern and Western US and the Western EU each grew by more over the past ten years than the entire GDP of the Eastern EU.  Additionally, all four US regions and the Western EU each had an improvement in their GDP over the past ten years that is larger than the entire GDP of the Northern EU.