Notable numbers: US workers, world refugees and political negativity
65.3 million The number of people around the world displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution last year, a record
8,112 The number of refugees admitted to the United States between October and May from Burma, the highest number from any one country
6,350 The number admitted from Congo, the next highest
5,780 The number from Somalia
5,385 The number from Iraq
2,924 The number from Bhutan
2,805 The number from Syria
2,049 The number from Iran
85.1 The percentage of income growth throughout the U.S. that went to the top 1 percent from 2009 to 2013
100 The percentage of income growth in North Carolina that went to the top 1 percent
$745,686 The average annual income of the top 1 percent in North Carolina in 2013
$327,549 To be in the top 1 percent in North Carolina, what you would have to earn
18.8 The percentage of Americans ages 65 and older who reported being employed full- or part-time in May
12.8 The percentage of Americans that age who were working in 2000
64.4 The percentage of all working-age Americans who had jobs in May 2000
62.5 The percentage who had jobs in May 2008
57.6 The percentage in January 2011
59.9 The percentage in May 2016
23 The percentage of workers ages 18 to 29 who say they have found information on social media that improved their professional opinion of a coworker
29 The percentage who say they saw things that lowered their opinion of a coworker
32 The percentage of all workers who say their employer has rules about how they can present themselves on the internet in general
70 The percentage of Americans who had an unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump in the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll
56 The percentage of those who had a strongly unfavorable view
10 The percentage point increase in Trump’s unfavorable numbers over May
55 The percentage who had a negative opinion of Hillary Clinton in the latest poll
23 The percentage of Democrats in 2000 who had a very unfavorable view of Republicans
55 The percentage of Democrats today who view Republicans in a deeply negative way
26 The percentage of Republicans in 2000 who had a very unfavorable view of Democrats
58 The percentage of Republicans today who view Democrats in a deeply negative way
41 The percentage of Democrats today who view Republicans as a threat to the nation’s well-being
45 The percentage of Republicans who feel that way about Democrats
$3.1 million The amount of donations that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign received in May
$27 million What Hillary Clinton’s received
$1.3 million What the Trump campaign had in the bank at the end of May
$42 million What Clinton’s had
Notable numbers
Statistics from the past week that deserve a doubletake
65.3 million The number of people around the world displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution last year, a record
8,112 The number of refugees admitted to the United States between October and May from Burma, the highest number from any one country
6,350 The number admitted from Congo, the next highest
5,780 The number from Somalia
5,385 The number from Iraq
2,924 The number from Bhutan
2,805 The number from Syria
2,049 The number from Iran
85.1 The percentage of income growth throughout the U.S. that went to the top 1 percent from 2009 to 2013
100 The percentage of income growth in North Carolina that went to the top 1 percent
$745,686 The average annual income of the top 1 percent in North Carolina in 2013
$327,549 To be in the top 1 percent in North Carolina, what you would have to earn
18.8 The percentage of Americans ages 65 and older who reported being employed full- or part-time in May
12.8 The percentage of Americans that age who were working in 2000
64.4 The percentage of all Americans who had jobs in May 2000
62.5 The percentage who had jobs in May 2008
57.6 The percentage in January 2011
59.9 The percentage in May 2016
23 The percentage of workers ages 18 to 29 who say they have found information on social media that improved their professional opinion of a coworker
29 The percentage who say they saw things that lowered their opinion of a coworker
32 The percentage of all workers who say their employer has rules about how they can present themselves on the internet in general
70 The percentage of Americans who had an unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump in the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll
56 The percentage of those who had a strongly unfavorable view
10 The percentage point increase in Trump’s unfavorable numbers over May
55 The percentage who had a negative opinion of Hillary Clinton in the latest poll
23 The percentage of Democrats in 2000 who had a very unfavorable view of Republicans
55 The percentage of Democrats today who view Republicans in a deeply negative way
26 The percentage of Republicans in 2000 who had a very unfavorable view of Democrats
58 The percentage of Republicans today who view Democrats in a deeply negative way
41 The percentage of Democrats today who view Republicans as a threat to the nation’s well-being
45 The percentage of Republicans who feel that way about Democrats
$3.1 million The amount of donations that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign received in May
$27 million What Hillary Clinton’s received
$1.3 million What the Trump campaign had in the bank at the end of May
$42 million What Clinton’s had
This story was originally published June 24, 2016 at 6:29 PM with the headline "Notable numbers: US workers, world refugees and political negativity."