News in Numbers
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's job approval rating – tied for the lowest rating a sitting governor has received since the Field Poll started tracking governor ratings since 1959.
The estimated amount of money Philadelphia could have saved by using wire baskets instead of BigBelly solar trash compactors, according to City Controller Alan Butkovitz.
The number of workers the Census Bureau has laid off in the past few weeks, as most of the bureau's work for the 2010 Census is done.
The percentage of Nevada mortgages that are worth less than what is owed on the loan – the country's worst negative equity ratio.
The amount of money shoppers in Illinois will save for every dollar spent between Aug. 6-15, thanks to a new law that waives state sales tax for back-to-school shopping. The tax relief only applies to items under $100.
The drop in mail volume from the first quarter of fiscal 2007 through the second quarter of fiscal 2010 – worse than the declines after 9/11 and the anthrax attacks in 2001.
Number of states in 2010 with obesity rates above 25 percent. Number of states in 1991 with obesity rates above 20 percent: 0.
In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation.
The amount of money in overpayments the Los Angeles Unified School District is trying to recoup from current and former employees. The payroll problems were caused by a malfunctioning payment system launched in January 2007.
The average salary for a Washington, D.C., educator after the newly approved teachers' contract is implemented.
The price Woodbridge, N.J., would have to pay to acquire 15 acres of land and four buildings, in a Senate bill.
The average monthly funds withdrawn from casino ATMs by California's welfare recipients with state-issued debit cards.
The estimated percentage of illegal immigrants that make up the population of Maywood, Calif., according to officials.
Superintendents in Ohio's 614 school district are drawing full retirement benefits, while still working and receiving paychecks.
The expected number of seniors on Medicare by 2020, according to the 2009 Medicare Trustees report.
The estimated monthly wages of all the rig workers affected by the six-month moratorium on all deepwater drilling. The total amount of money set aside by BP to compensate such rig workers: $100 million.
The percentage of New York City's homeless families in 2009 that were first-time homeless, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Medical claims are filed incorrectly by insurers, according to the American Medical Association's third annual report card. These errors often leave physicians shortchanged.
Number of tires the EPA removed from an illegal debris field in Markham, Ill., since discovering the site in April.
The nation's unemployment rate in May 2010, after the U.S. Census Bureau temporarily employed 400,000 people.
Philadelphia Managing Director Camille Barnett's lifetime pension after paying $120,451 into the system.
The percentage of California voters who supported a proposition that gives residents permission to make earthquake-safety upgrades without triggering a property tax reassessment.
The amount of personal money former eBay CEO Meg Whitman spent to win the Republican nomination for governor in California.
The number of months the CIA has gone without an internal watchdog after Inspector General John Helgerson stepped down. The position is central in uncovering abuses inside the spy agency.
Percentage of U.S. doctors who use electronic medical records. Percentage of doctors in the Netherlands who do: 99%.
Number of Los Angeles County homeowners getting property tax reductions averaging $1,500 to $1,800.
The number of letters and calls Gov. Jan Brewer's Officer of Constituent Services handled since the controversial immigration law begun working its way through Legislature early this year – the most of any issue in years.
