Time wasted in traffic costs U.S. economy $78B yearly

Number of hours Americans waste each year sitting in traffic, according to a Texas Transportation Institute report: 4.2 billion

Estimated cost to the U.S. economy: $78 billion

Source: American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Percentage of Americans who say the television program that most resembles their work environment is "The Office," according to a survey by Monster.com: 53

Percentage who said "ER": 23

Percentage who said "The Apprentice": 13

Source: Monster.com.

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Percentage of U.S. employees who say that a suit is the only appropriate attire for a video resume, according to a study conducted by Vault Inc.: 65

Percentage who say business casual is the best option: 31

Percentage of U.S. employees who say that the most important facet of a video resume is to present a professional demeanor: 34

Source: Vault Inc.

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Percentage of employers who say retaining and motivating employees is important, according to Randstad's annual "World of Work" survey: 76

Yet the percentage who say they would rather hire someone externally rather than train or promote current workers to replace departing retirees: 72

Source: Randstad-USA.

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Size of the Hispanic population of the United States (does not include the 3.9 million residents of Puerto Rico), according to the U.S. Census Bureau: 44.3 million

Rank of the size of the U.S. Hispanic population worldwide, as of 2005: 3

Ranks of the sizes of the Hispanic populations of Mexico and Colombia: 1, 2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

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