Yes, casinos are among the largest employers in Atlantic City according to CareerOneStop, a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Website. Here is a list of the largest employers in Atlantic City. BORGATA HOTEL CASINO & SPA ~ 6,500 Employees BALLY’S ATLANTIC CITY ~ 5,700 Employees HARRAH’S ATLANTIC CITY ~ 4,500 Employees POLISTINA ~ 4,500 Employees CAESARS ATLANTIC CITY CASINO ~ 4,300 Employees TRUMP PLAZA HOTEL & CASINO ~ 4,000 [more...]
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) 60,763 motorcycles were stolen in the U.S. in 2008. Motorcycle theft has been declining in last few years as shown in the figures below. Year Number of Motorcycles Reported Stolen 2008 60,763 2007 63,206 2006 63,828 (1) 2005 70,613 2004 71,108 (2) What brands of motorcycles account for most thefts? Honda Yamaha Suzuki Kawasaki Harley-Davidson (1) Which states have the most motorcycle [more...]
Do you think there are too many Starbucks coffee shops in your country? Compare them here with the rest of the world. The global and US figures are for 2009. Some of the individual country data may not be as recent. Global – 16,875 Argentina – 9 Australia – 23 Austria – 12 Bahamas – 8 Bahrain – 11 Belgium – 2 Brazil – [more...]
Credit cardholders According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 173 million credit cardholders in the United States in 2006 and that number is projected to grow to 181 million in 2010.(1) Number of cards There were 1,488,000,000 credit cards in use 2006 and that number is projected to grow to 1,618,000,000 in 2010. Number of cards 2006 2010 projected (mil) Total [more...]
According to the 2007 NHES survey, an estimated 1.5 million students are homeschooled in the United States. In this survey students are considered to be homeschooled “if their parents reported them as being schooled at home instead of at a public or private school for at least part of their education and if their part-time [more...]
According to the America Hospital Association (AHA), there are 4,897 Community Hospitals out of a total of 5,708 registered hospitals in the U.S. Details Number of U.S. Community Hospitals – 4,897 Number of Federal Government Hospitals – 213 Number of Nonfederal Psychiatric Hospitals – 444 Number of Nonfederal Long Term Care Hospitals – 136 Number of Hospital Units of Institutions (Prison Hospitals, [more...]
According to the AVMA (1), there are more than 72 million pet dogs in the U.S. and nearly 82 million pet cats. Ownership A little more than 43 million households own dogs and nearly 37.5 million households own cats. The average number of dogs per household is 1.7. Cat owning households have an average of 2.2 cats. DOGS Percent of [more...]
There are more than 56,000 pharmacies in the United States. The NACDS reports that there are over 39,000 pharmacies operated by traditional chain pharmacy companies, supermarkets and mass merchants. In addition there are nearly 17,000 independent pharmacies. (1) Walgreens and CVS dominate the drug store chain market with the largest number of stores and the highest sales. According [more...]