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Article posted Tuesday, May 8, 2012 4:26pm

2.27 million

The number of jobs lost in the construction industry from 2008 to 2011

95,000

Number of those jobs that have returned since January of 2011

17

Percent unemployment rate among workers in construction and excavation

470,000

Manufacturing jobs that have returned since their recession low point

342,000

Retail jobs that have returned since their recession low point

40

Percent of companies in the fortune 500 in 1983 that no longer exist

90,000

Annual concussions suffered in pre-collegiate football

2,560

Jobs attributed to the economic impact of Lambeau Field on Green Bay

Source: Department of Labor; Grantland.com