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Remove Images By the Numbers Hotel Jobs Go Down and Credit Card Debt Goes Up by Jacob Shafer May 20, 2010 10,650 Number of people on Maui employed in "accommodations" during the first quarter of 2010, a 2.7 percent decrease compared to the same period last year  9,650 Number of people employed in government, a 1 percent increase   10 percent Size of a new tax on tanning salon sessions that will take effect July 1 in Hawaii and nationwide, part of the federal health care bill  $9,105 Credit card debt carried by the average Hawaii consumer in April, $1,400 higher than the national average  Sources: Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Credit Karma Inc.