Republicans and some economists believe the jobs number is lower than that.
"But I think that number is lower today than it has been at any point in our history.
Though the number is lower than figures from 30 years ago (36%), it is higher than in 2000 and 2001 (25%).
For Bank of China the number is lower still, about 60%.This poses a huge investment challenge for the banks, because lending should be their most lucrative business.
Mr. Paul's supporters say he is going into the convention with roughly 200 delegates, but independent estimates say that number is lower.
Currently, teachers here make $76,000 a year on average, according to the school system, though the union has said the number is lower.
The number is lower than the estimated number of deaths by pollution now because the air is getting cleaner, but the utility industry still cast doubt on the study's credibility.
Saudi Arabia is the main repository of spare capacity, and Riyadh claims it could add 2.5 million barrels per day to its current output, though many investors believe the number is lower.
Levy, the Denver neurosurgeon, said that wearing a helmet could reduce the chance of sustaining a brain injury by 50 to 80 percent (although other experts believe the number is lower).
While that number is lower than the 7.3% unemployment rate a year ago, the number of recent veterans out of labor force has increase to 755,000 from 511,000 in December 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' December jobs report.
The Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights, an independent group, surveyed the Russian market in 2003 and found that 12percentt of pharmaceuticals were counterfeited, though local industry groups say the number is lower, perhaps as little as a fraction of 1percentt.
