According to this month's Callahan Report, credit unions helped out the U.S. economy last year by supporting or creating more than 908,800 jobs.

The count includes 223,000 full-time jobs, 31,339 part-time jobs, 72,180 jobs via real estate financing, 454,000 jobs via automotive financing and 127,642 jobs from third-party support services.

The jobs will play an important role in America's economic recovery, the report said, by fueling consumer spending and borrowing.

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