But the real problem is employment opportunities, not absolute numbers.
New York did indeed create more jobs in absolute numbers, 236,400, between 1994 and 1997.
It hadn't killed that many in absolute numbers, perhaps a hundred million worldwide.
The increase in absolute number of hungry people is about 20%.
It has the third highest Indian population of any state by absolute numbers.
Look for percentages which are shown without the original absolute numbers.
The problem is serious even for species whose absolute numbers are reasonably good.
The absolute number can be growing while the market share remains the same.
Are the 12, 22, and 11 absolute numbers or just relative to one another?
Despite all this, the budget in absolute numbers is not very different from today's levels.