Monday, Jun. 28, 2004

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)