Should You Worry?
DEAR VISITOR: Virtually all of the data posted in this series
 is offered without comment -- based on the  assumption that a
 visitor to this site is blessed with an intelligence level higher
than a common household appliance* and is thus able to fathom
the significance of the WBDW numbers and trends like.....

          Broward Employment Trends                           
                                              1999            2009
       Population                   1,490,289   1,766,476    18.5%
       Employment
      Total                                649,700      711,600        9.5% 
       Private Firms               564,700      610,500        8.1%
       Government                 84,900        101,200        19.2%
        Producing Goods      78,900         63,000         (20.2%)
        Producing Services  570,800      648,300        13.6%
SOURCE: FRED Florida Research and Economic Data Base

*For example, I'm assuming that the average visitor to this site
should be able to grasp the importance in the trends detailed
by the following hypothetical data -- which, for the seriously
stupid, is totally bogus. That said, if the data below were valid,
would Broward residents need to worry? (Yes) (No) (Not Sure)
                 Rabid Racoons in Broward
            Total                       1999            2009                %
            Population
            Residents             1,490,289    1,766,476      18.5%
            Rapid Racoons   129,334       989,669         665.2%
            SOURCE: University of Oz