Our Sputtering Economy By The Numbers

With increasing signs that the economy is laboring [1], most economists agree that a short-term infusion of spending, or an extension of this year's temporary cut in Social Security taxes, could help fend off a new downturn.

But whatever one thinks of the debt deal -- and most of its billions in cuts won't come for a few years [2] -- there's a near-consensus [3] in Washington against spending increases.

Here's a brief overview of some key stats on where the economy stands.

Annual rate at which the GDP grew this year [4]: 1.3 percent between April and June, 0.4 percent between January and March

Average annual GDP growth from 1998-2007 [5]: 3.02 percent

Total jobs lost since January 2008 [6]: 8.7 million

Total jobs recovered since January 2008 [6]: 1.8 million

Recession technically ended: over 2 years ago [7], in June 2009

Current unemployment rate: 9.2 percent

The "natural unemployment rate [8]:" 5 percent

Months that the unemployment rate has been around 9 percent or more [9]: 28

Number of unemployed people in June 2011 [10]: 14.1 million

Growth in number of unemployed people [10] since March 2011: 545,000

Number of long-term unemployed people [10] in June 2011: 6.3 million, or 44.4 percent of the unemployed

Pace at which jobs were added throughout the late 1990s [11]: 350,00 per month

Jobs that were added in June [10]: 18,000

Jobs the U.S. needs to create to 5 percent unemployment rate [11]: 6.8 million, as of January 2011

Years it will take to get back to an unemployment rate of 5 percent [12]: 4 years if we're adding jobs at 350,000 per month; 11 years if we're adding jobs at the 2005 rate of 210,000 per month

Unemployed workers per job opening [13]: 4.98

Number of people who weren't in the labor force, but wanted work [14], as of June 2011: 2.7 million

The last time that the labor force participation rate was lower than it is now [13]: 1984

The amount of state budget spending that comes from the federal government [15]: about 1/3, or $478 billion in 2010

Increase in before-tax corporate profits [16] in the first quarter of 2011: $140.3 billion

Percentage of Americans' total personal income that comes from federal funds [17]: almost 20 percent

Spending cuts in the proposed budget [18]: at least $2.3 trillion over a decade from 2012-2021

How long you can currently receive unemployment benefits [19]: up to 99 weeks

The number of those weeks funded to some extent by federal aid [19]: up to 73

People currently relying on federal unemployment benefits [19]: 3.8 million

How long you'll be able to receive unemployment benefits [19] if you lose your job after July 1, 2011: 20 to 26 weeks, depending on your state

Recovery-funded jobs reported by recipients [20], according to recovery.gov: 550,621

Amount of stimulus money left to be spent [21]: $122.8 billion of the original $787 billion

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