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Economic Trivia

Economic Trivia. What is the current population of the United States? 318,892,103. What is the current population of Texas? 26,932,619. What is the current population of Rockwall County? 103,871. What is the current unemployment rate in the United States? 7.0%.

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Economic Trivia

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  1. Economic Trivia

  2. What is the current population of the United States? 318,892,103

  3. What is the current population of Texas? 26,932,619

  4. What is the current population of Rockwall County? 103,871

  5. What is the current unemployment rate in the United States? 7.0%

  6. How many unemployed Americans does this number represent? 10.9 million

  7. What is the current unemployment rate in Texas? 6.1%

  8. How many jobs were added to the U.S. economy in November 2013? 203,000

  9. What state has the lowest unemployment rate? North Dakota 2.6%

  10. What state has the highest unemployment rate? Nevada and Rhode Island 9.0%

  11. What is the current U.S. inflation rate? 1.2%

  12. If in 1996 you spent $1000 for goods and services, then in 2013 the same goods and services would cost you how much? $1,529.32

  13. What is the current national debt? $17,351,970,784,950.15

  14. What was the national debt when President Obama took office on January 20, 2009? $10,626,877,048,913.08

  15. If the debt was divided between every U.S. citizen, how much would each individual owe? $55,355.05

  16. How much does an ounce of gold cost? $1,238

  17. How much does an ounce of silver cost? $20.13

  18. How much does a barrel of oil cost? $93.96

  19. If you were to buy a gallon of gasoline in Texas, how much of its cost would be taxes? 40.9 cents

  20. What percentage of Americans have received an “entitlement”? 55%

  21. What percentage of Social Security recipients are NOT elderly? 38%

  22. How much money is in the Social Security Trust Fund? ZERO

  23. What percentage of the American population live below the poverty threshold? 15.1% • 1 person--$11,490 • 4 people--$23,550

  24. What is the leading cause of poverty in the United States? divorce

  25. What percentage of Americans pay no income tax? 48%

  26. Who is the new chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank? Janet Yellen

  27. Who is the Secretary of the Treasury? Jack Lew

  28. What percentage of American households have pets? 65%

  29. What percentage of Americans are on a prescribed drug? 70%

  30. What percentage of the American population is deemed to be obese? 35.9%

  31. What percentage of Americans have a high school diploma? 86.8%-- (86.2% male and 87.1% female)

  32. What percentage of high school students dropped out of school last year? 24.5%

  33. What percentage of Americans have a college degree? 30%

  34. What percentage of Highland Park residents have a college degree? 72.9%

  35. What percentage of Southlake residents have a college degree? 63.4%

  36. What percentage of Rockwall residents have a college degree? 42.2%

  37. What is the average household income of residents of Highland Park? $113,603

  38. What is the average household income of residents of Southlake? $213,133

  39. What is the average household income of residents of Rockwall? $79,415

  40. What is the average household income of U.S. families? $51,144

  41. What occupation/skill will be most demanded in the future in the United States? home healthcare aide

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