$172,000 offered to physician recruits

61: Percentage of employed executives with an average annual salary of more than $206,000 who are satisfied or very satisfied with their current job, according to a survey conducted by ExecuNet.

1, 2, 3, 4 (tie): Ranks of limited advancement opportunities (12.8 percent), lack of challenge/personal growth (12.3 percent), compensation (11.7 percent), stress level (7.7 percent) and job security (7.7 percent) as the top five reasons cited by executives who are unhappy at work.

Source: ExecuNet

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41: Percentage of Americans who are planning on taking a vacation with their family this summer, according to a survey conducted by Zoomerang for Country Inns and Suites By Carlson Inc.

31: Percentage who noted they will not take a trip this summer, citing budgetary concerns.

57: Percentage of respondents who said the expense of today's family vacations was the biggest difference between the vacations that people took when they were kids.

Source: Carlson Hotels Worldwide

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25 to 30: Percentage of the commercial aircraft assembly backlog at Boeing and Airbus that could be at risk as high fuel prices continue to batter airlines, according to Aviation Week and Space Technology.

12: Percentage of their backlogs that are accounted for by U.S. airlines, the hardest-hit segment of the industry.

Source: Aviation Week

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John MacIntyre has been writing Figuratively Speaking since 1989. You can contact him by e-mail at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.

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