News in Numbers
The number of Americans who will receive a shot, either placebo or an experimental COVID-19 vaccine that was created by the U.S. government, for the largest COVID-19 vaccine trial yet.
The proportion of families that experienced layoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic that now believe their jobs are lost forever. In April, 78 percent thought that their job loss would be temporary.
The average number of new coronavirus cases every hour in the United States, the highest rate in the world.
The amount that Florida will put towards new fast electric vehicle charging stations that will be built this summer and will span over 1,200 miles. The stations will increase the number of publicly available EV chargers in the state by more than 50 percent.
The proportion of Hispanic Americans that have had to delay bill payments during the coronavirus pandemic. By contrast, only 14 percent of white Americans have had to delay their payments.
The number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who have been fired over their participation in Facebook groups that contained racist and sexist content. Dozens of others have been suspended.
The number of Twitter accounts that were compromised in last Wednesday’s attack. Many of the accounts were of politicians and celebrities, including former President Barack Obama and Jeff Bezos. President Trump’s account does not seem to have been affected. The hack appears to have gained more than $100,000 through the Bitcoin giveaway scam.
The number of people who were released from state and federal prisons between March and June, amounting to 8 percent of the nation’s total prison population. States have been releasing some inmates early in an effort to decrease the risk of spreading COVID-19 among those incarcerated and the staff.
The cost of presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden’s clean energy and economic recovery plan that he released on July 14. One of the plan’s goals is to stop all negative emissions from U.S. power plants by 2035.
The amount that Apple has committed to housing programs, to help fund over 1,250 new Bay Area affordable housing units. The donation comes in addition to the $2.5 billion pledge the tech company made in November.
The amount that South Carolina’s eight historically black colleges and universities are set to receive in coronavirus aid to bolster their distance-learning technology.
The lowest amount that the U.S. Roman Catholic Church received in coronavirus relief funds, with some aid estimates reaching as high as $3.5 billion. While religious institutions typically don’t qualify for small business loans, Congress made an exception for the Paycheck Protection Plan.
The number of Americans who were collecting unemployment checks in the third week of June. With 1.3 million workers applying for jobless aid last week, it’s a sign that the economy is slow to bounce back from the coronavirus’ impacts.
The amount that Tennessee is going to be allocating to education. The money will come from the state’s CARES Act allotment and is a part of the “first wave” of efforts to reopen schools safely.
The number of fraud reports that the Federal Trade Commission has received as of June 8 as the coronavirus has increased numbers of fraudulent unemployment claims. The reports amount to $59.2 million.
The proportion of small business employees that have been supported by the Paycheck Protection Program during the economic downturn of the coronavirus pandemic.
The estimated proportion of American workers who are now working remotely, according to a recent study by MIT economists. They concluded that 35.2 percent of workers switched to working remotely in response to the pandemic while 15 percent reported they were already working from home.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases that Florida’s Department of Health reported on Thursday, breaking the previous state record of 9,585 cases that was reported last Saturday. New York is the only other state to break 10,000 daily cases, recording 12,847 cases on April 10.
The number of jobs that American companies added to the economy in June as states continued with their reopening plans. Three industries, leisure and hospitality, trade and transportation and construction, accounted for nearly 70 percent of all of the jobs added last month.
The amount that Netflix will donate from its cash holdings to financial institutions and organizations that provide direct support to Black communities in the U.S.
The end date for the $600 supplements that Congress added to weekly unemployment benefits as a part of the coronavirus aid package. This drop in benefits could be devastating for many families who are relying on the payments as they wait for employers to reopen and rehire.
The amount that a coalition, led by the World Health Organization, is asking for in donations from government and private agencies to combat COVID-19. The initiative hopes to deliver 500 million tests by mid-2021 and 2 billion vaccine doses by the end of 2021.
The proportion of Americans that believe the United States should use taxpayer money to pay reparations to African Americans, according to a recent survey. The poll also found that only 10 percent of white Americans support the payments and that nearly 80 percent of Republicans were “heavily opposed.”
The average poverty rate in opportunity zones, according to the Economic Innovation Group. Nearly 60 percent of opportunity zone residents are nonwhite.
The number of new coronavirus cases over a five-day span, as reported by the Mississippi Department of Health.
The number of years before there will be a COVID-19 vaccine for everybody in the world, as predicted by Dr. David Nabarro, the WHO’s special envoy. “I would love it to be proved wrong.”
Hawaii’s May unemployment rate, a decrease from the state’s 23.8 percent in April. Two and a half years ago, Hawaii had the lowest unemployment rate in the country at just 2.2 percent.
The number of Americans that applied for unemployment assistance during the week ending on June 13, according to the Department of Labor. While the overall number of unemployed workers is in decline, some analysts are concerned there are still new jobless applicants.
The amount that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating to student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities.
The proportion of Americans who supported removing election and other political information from social media that was intentionally false or misleading, according to a recent poll.
