August/September 2019 7
Sources: Washington Post; UN Office for Outer
Space Affairs; Money Inc; US News and World
Report; Natl. Retail Federation; CNBC; Forbes.
WHAT
COUNTS
4,900 active and non-working
satellites now circle the Earth.
45K is the distance in miles the hunk
of rock named Asteroid 2019 OK passed
by the Earth on July 25th. (That's less than
1/5 of the distance to the moon!)
81 cents on the dollar is the median
weekly earnings in 2018 for women
compared to men in the US. That's $779
vs $962.
$81 Billion is projected to be spent
in back-to-school shopping this year.
69% of high school graduates in 2018
enrolled in college.
41% of college students earn a degree
in four years.
45% of college students leave with no
degree.
$1.56 Trillion is collectively
owed by
44 million
Americans with
student loan debt.
49,669 student loan forgiveness
applications were submitted as of
Sept. 30, 2018.
206 borrowers have been approved for
public service forgiveness.
95.5% have been rejected.
$111 Billion is the amount owed
by Californians, who lead the nation in
student loan debt.
With the last of the warm Summer nights
upon us, let's gaze at the star-filled
skies…. Or are those really satellites
floating around up there? A record
number of women are studying STEM-
related fields, but will they be making
the same as their male colleagues when
they graduate? It's generally believed
education is a key component in earning
potential.
Let's consider the stats below:
