Older data, but interesting nonetheless. Anybody want to update them?
The first chart was called “The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever”
Pct Job Losses In Post-WWII Recessions (Business Insider)
December Employment Report: 155,000 Jobs, 7.8% Unemployment Rate (Calculated Risk)
Planet Money added a version that extended each line further in time.
The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever Isn’t Scary Enough (Planet Money)
There’s also a version here that recenters the changes around the low, although that’s only known after the fact.
Employment Report Comments and more Graphs (Calculated Risk)