A by-the-numbers look at Obama's first year
By The Associated Press, Associated Press
Jan 18, 2010 10:07 AM CST

Highlights of Obama's first year, by the numbers:

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7,949.09 _ Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 20, 2009.

10,609.65 _ Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 15, 2010.

13 million _ Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of January 2009.

14.7 million _ Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of December 2009.

7.7 percent _ Unemployment rate January 2009

10.0 percent _ Unemployment rate December 2009

$787 billion _ Cost of economic stimulus approved by Congress.

$10.6 trillion _ Outstanding public debt Jan. 20, 2009.

$12.3 trillion _ Outstanding public debt Jan. 14, 2009.

$296.4 billion _ Federal spending from the financial crisis bailout fund before Jan. 20, 2009.

$173 billion _ Federal spending from the financial crisis bailout fund after Jan. 20, 2009.

$165 billion _ Amount of bailout funds repaid by banks and automakers.

139 _ Bank failures between Jan. 20, 2009, and Jan. 14, 2010.

274,399 _ Number of properties that received forclosure-related notices in January 2009.

349,519 _ Number of properties that received forclosure-related notices in December 2009.

34,400 _ U.S. troops in Afghanistan in January 2009.

70,000 _ U.S. troops in Afghanistan as of Jan. 12, 2010.

319 _ U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan from January 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010.

139,500 _ U.S. troops in Iraq in January 2009.

111,000 _ U.S. troops in Iraq as of Jan. 12, 2010.

152 _ U.S. military deaths in Iraq from January 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010.

539 _ Appointments to top federal policy positions submitted to the Senate

352 _ Appointments confirmed by the Senate.

180 _ Appointments in top policy positions carried over from the Bush administration.

12 _ Formal news conferences.

21 _ Foreign countries visited.

29 _ States visited.

10 _ Visits to Camp David.

2 _ Vacations.

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Sources:

AP reporting and analysis

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Treasury Department

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

RealtyTrac Inc.

Defense Department

White House Transition Project