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By the Numbers

by Jacob Shafer

March 12, 2009

140,000

Total number of U.S. troops in Iraq

35,000

Minimum number of troops that will remain in the country in “non-combat” roles after the Obama Administration’s withdrawal plan is completed next year

4

Number of Maui soldiers who have died in Iraq and will be honored March 13 at a ceremony at the War Memorial gymnasium in Kahului

16,687

Number of Hawaii residents currently collecting unemployment benefits

36,400

Number of Hawaii residents currently out of work

2011

Year in which the NFL Pro Bowl will return to Oahu after a one-year hiatus

$4 million

Amount Hawaii Tourism Authority will pay the NFL in 2011 and again in 2012 to bring the game back

3,523

Number of bills being considered by state lawmakers on Oahu

15 weeks

Time lawmakers have to consider those bills

Sources: Hawaii Tourism Authority, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau, The Associated Press, Pacific Business News