By their count, Federal stimulus added roughly 1.5 of growth to GDP out of the recession.

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The latest count shows there are now roughly 480, 000 more - with a 1 million increase in the number employed in the private sector easily offsetting the fall in public sector employment since the middle of 2010.

BBC: An economic mid-term review

Depending on whether you count e-readers in the category, roughly a third of US consumers over age 13 currently own a tablet.

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