Economic Stress Test

The Associated Press and the St Louis Today.com has an interesting interactive map which uses unemployment, bankruptcy and foreclosure rates to come up with a  “stress rating”.  Needless to say Winnebago and Boone County is the worse in Illinois.  This computer program also allows the reader to view the situation over time.  Going back to 2007 and as recent as August 2010.  All of the counties of all of the state appear available on this program.

Try it, you may find it interesting.

Click on the following:  STLtoday - Associated Press - News