Numbers: Feb. 17, 2003

600,000 Number of people expected to flee Iraq in the event of a U.S.-led invasion

50% Percentage of refugees expected to head to Iran

57,400 Jobs lost in Chicago last year, the most of any major American city

22,000 Number of new jobs in Riverside--San Bernardino, Calif., the most in the country

63% Percentage of high school seniors who are accepted at their first-choice college

80% Percentage accepted at their first choice in 1977

$11.2 million Damages awarded to former employee of Leona Helmsley; a jury found that the hotelier had fired him because he is gay

$3.2 billion to $4 billion Helmsley's estimated net worth

$95 Average amount consumers expect to spend on Valentine's Day gifts this year

15% Percentage increase in Valentine's Day spending from last year

Sources: UNHCR, Chicago Tribune, Bureau of Labor Statistics, UCLA, N.Y. Daily News, WSL Strategic Retail