Article posted Wednesday, June 6, 2012 9:14am

55,000

Number of people employed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the largest private employer in Pennsylvania, now headquartered in a former U.S. Steel Corp. building

70 percent

The projected growth in the number of personal care aides in the U.S. by 2020, making it the nation’s fastest-growing job sector

$19,640

The annual salary of a personal care aide

770,000

Number of health care jobs added in the U.S. since 2009, nearly a third of all new jobs

45

Percent of the first Baby Boomers to hit age 65 who are completely retired

130,000

Number of Chinese students enrolled in the U.S.

1979

The last year China fought a war

2.5 million

Barrels of oil Iraq now exports each day

95

Percent of Iraq government revenue that comes from oil

Sources: Chicago Tribune: New York Times