Nuke plants and economics

10

Miles, the radius of the standard emergency evacuation zone around U.S. Nuclear Power Plants

50

Miles, the distance the U.S. government recommended that Americans living in Japan should move from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant when it melted down after the tsunami

1

Percent of economic growth between June 2009 and January 2011 that came from wages and salaries

88

Percent of economic growth in that same period that came from corporate profits

15

Percent of economic growth that corporate profits accounted for in the 18 months after the 2001 recession ended

50

Percent of growth that wages and salaries accounted for after the 1991-92 recession

$1.9 trillion

The amount of cash U.S. companies are sitting on today

9.2

Percent, the unemployment rate as of July 28, though the number of people who can’t find full-time work is estimated to be twice as high

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Northeastern University