This animated map provides a striking visual of employment trends over the last business cycle using net change in jobs from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on a rolling 12-month basis.

Don't miss this short animation which provides a clear view of job growth and contraction across the USA in the past few years. You can mouse over the regions for job loss numbers. I don't know about Munich, but Atlanta has certainly been hit hard. The job losses here meet or exceed that of much larger cities. I didn't realize it was that bad here.

The Geography of Job Losses