Exploring Data

Sunday, 20 July 2025

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics from Observable.

Filter data to show only Michigan division.

Plot.plot({
  x: {
    // // insetLeft: 10,
    // padding: 0.5,

    // range: [30, 300],
    // align: 1,
  },
  y: {
    grid: true,
    label: "Unemployment (%)"
  },
  marginLeft: 0,
  marginRight: 0,
  color: {
    domain: [false, true],
    range: ["#ccc", "red"]
  },
  marks: [
    // Plot.ruleY([0]),
    Plot.line(bls, {
      x: "date",
      y: "unemployment",
      z: "division",
      transform: (data, facets) => ({
        data,
        facets: facets.map((facet) => {
          return facet.filter((i) => {
            return /, MI /.test(data[i].division);
          });
        })
      })
    })
  ]
})