source code for graph in blog

gistfile1.txt

#Created graph used here: http://crazybear.posterous.com/structural-shift-in-the-economy

import numpy.numarray as na

from pylab import *

labels = ["Financial Activites",
          "Construction",
          "Information Services",
          "Retail",
          "Durable Goods Manufacturing",
          "Government",
          "Education & Health",
          "Goods-Producing Industries",
          "Leisure and Hospitality",
          "Professional & Business Services",
          "Trade, Transportation & Utilities",
          "Natural Resources/Mining",
          "Other Services",
          ]
data =   [1-8225/7606.0 ,
          1-7487/5455.0,
          1-3024/2698.0,
          1-15580.6/14471.3,
          1-8702.0/7189.0,
          1-22377.0/22235,
          1 - 18555.0/19768.0,
          1-21967.0/17804,
          1-13538.0/13062,
          1-18052.0/16929,
          1-26731.0/24739,
          1-740.0/732.0,
          1-5514.0/5424,
          ]

ylocations = na.array(range(len(data)))+0.5
width = 0.5
barh(ylocations, data, height=width)
#yticks(range(0, 8))
yticks(ylocations+ width/2, labels)
xlim(-0.4, 0.4)
title("Change in Employment, Dec 2007-Jan 2010")
gca().get_xaxis().tick_bottom()
gca().get_yaxis().tick_left()
axvline(0)

show()