A by-the-numbers look at rental-related news and trends

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Percentage of respondents from manufacturing companies that consider hackers their greatest threat to information security.^a 35
Percentage of respondents from manufacturing companies that consider employees their greatest threat to information security. 41
Percentage of respondents who said their firm is susceptible to a serious breach in information security. 25
Percentage of respondents that believe threats to information security have increased over the past two years. *** 40
Cents a gallon gasoline prices have declined on average since Sept. 11.^b $1.15
National average cost per gallon of gasoline in early December. $1.76
National average cost per gallon of gasoline when prices peaked in May 2001. *** 2
Percentage of the 4.84 million hands-on construction jobs in the United States that are filled by women.^c 6.9
Percentage of total hours that must be put in by women on a project for contractors to get a share of lucrative federal business. 200,000
Number of workers the construction industry has been losing per year for the past 10 years. 49
Average age of a craft worker, such as an electrician or carpenter. Sources:
a. IndustryWeek.com, KPMG study;
b. Associated Press;
c. USA Today