Data Vis Dispatch, June 21

In the Dispatch, we often fold charts on the economy into other topic sections — in particular, those on war, politics, and the pandemic. But this week it was clear that economic charts deserved to come first. The labor market is hot:

Amid high inflation, interest rates are up and stock performance is down:

High gas prices are contributing to an overall increase in the cost of living:

And supply problems continue to cause shortages:

One cause of disruption is the war in Ukraine, where Russia is occupying about 20% of the country and blocking agricultural exports:

EU officials have called the blockade a war crime. And even as the fighting continues, so do efforts to document the use of banned weapons and tactics in Ukraine:

The upshot for Russia’s ultrarich? Private jets to Dubai instead of Paris.

Speaking of Paris, a new French legislature was elected on Sunday:

In Spain, regional elections in Andalusia showed a strong swing to the right:

Other recurring political topics included the increasing role of election denialism in the Republican Party, and the past and future of U.S. abortion restrictions:

To set the tone for our climate section, here are two beautiful Washington Post maps of the western United States — one on drought, and one on flood:

A record heatwave swept Europe and North Africa:

These maps looked at histories of slavery and colonization in the United States: