The numbers are out, and they sure don't look good. Unemployment numbers are awful, but they aren't entirely pervasive. Some states are making out better than others: notably the northern Midwest states (ND, SD, and NE). Only conclusion I can draw is that these economies that are largely agriculture-based (notably corn) must be very insulated from the macro-level problems. Just check this out in a chart from Calculated Risk:
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