Washington (PRESS RELEASE – February 5, 2010) — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the January 2010 Employment Situation report released today:
“This past January, the economy lost 20,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent.
“While today’s report shows positive signs that the economy is moving in the right direction, the numbers underscore that we still have work to do to get Americans back to work.
“The...
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