Occupy Wall Street index
As the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York goes viral and national, here is a look at some of the numbers involved:
99 percent
self-described term for protesters, a reference to the widening wealth gap in the United States
1 percent
number of Americans who take home about 25 percent of its income
100
number (and growing) of American cities with Occupy Wall Street protests under way or in the works
700
number of arrests on Brooklyn Bridge during the October 1 Occupy Wall Street protest march
89,488
likes on the Occupy Wall Street Facebook page
15
percent number of Americans living in poverty
9
percent national unemployment rate
12.5
percent number of those in Sacramento looking for work
$15
price of an official “Occupie” pizza, ordered online and then delivered by a New York restaurant to protesters
9 a.m.
start time of an Occupy Wall Street Sacramento rally at CesarChavez Park on October 7
Compiled from Cull-de-Sac.