.. title: Portland Unemployment 2007 to 2017
.. slug: portland-unemployment-2007-to-2017
.. date: 2017-05-26 12:55:21 UTC-07:00
.. tags: visualization assignment
.. category: visualization
.. link: 
.. description: A javascript visualization of unemployment in Portland, Oregon from 2007 to 2017.
.. type: text

.. raw:: html

   <script
       src="portland_unemployment.js"
       id="686c5dd6-168a-4f7d-acbc-524875d93b59"
       data-bokeh-model-id="c473232a-dc2c-4b75-988c-f9bc6517b4b9"
       data-bokeh-doc-id="402d8e3c-1595-4d65-9f76-e11068c629ab"
   ></script>         

This plot shows the unemployment rate for the Portland-Hillsboro-Vancouver area (in Oregon and Washington State) from January 2007 through February 2017. I want to answer the questions - *How has Portland's unemployment rate changed over the last ten years and how does it compare to the national unemployment rate?* Additionally, I'd like to see how well this metric follows the *S&P 500 Index* and the *Housing Price Index*.