Unemployment hits 16-year high

Well, that's depressing news. But just how bad is it? The NYTimes provides a lovely slideshow on its front page to help us understand the crisis:

I gotta say... Rising Unemployment looks like a kinda cool video game. Down we go! Weeee! Which exciting boss will we encounter once we reach the employment dungeon? Recessionary Koopa? Or will it be the evil Depression von Koopa? Graphics make unemployment fun!!