Numbers

  • 1.3 million Number of new jobs created between the first quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004

    26% Portion of those jobs that have gone to noncitizens, who are ineligible to vote

    $15.3 million Settlement Michael Jackson paid to a boy who accused him of molestation in 1993, according to documents obtained by Court TV

    20 Number of years in prison Jackson could face if convicted of child-molestation charges in a separate, ongoing case

    $1.6 billion Size of bailout denied to United Airlines by a federal panel last week

    $2.5 billion Amount the struggling airline has already cut from annual worker wages and benefits

    1.8 million Number of Olympic events tickets sold thus far, out of 5.3 million; officials cite high hotel costs for the slow sales

    $4,989 Cost of lowest-priced package deal leaving from New York City, which includes six nights at a one-star hotel, compared with an average of $3,000 for a week's vacation in Greece

    Sources: Pew Hispanic Center (2); Reuters; E! Online; New York Times (2); CNN/MONEY (2)