Combined 3-colors: Lighter is higher unemployment (i.e. dark is good) Red is change, Green is current, Blue is old:
Old (lighter = worse):
Change (lighter = worse):
Now (lighter = worse, and note Michegan and Rhode Island are light enough they have to be bordered to be visible):
Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics, blank map from Wikimedia Commons - Blank US Map.svg, shading/edits by Justin George(me). Images GFDL licensed.