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OPA News Release: [03/09/2007]
Contact Name: David James
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
Release
Number: 07-0363-NAT
Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on
February Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on the February employment situation released today:
"Our economy created over 97,000 new jobs in February, this plus the upward revisions of 55,000 jobs in the last two months, shows that our economy continues to produce jobs at a steady, sustainable rate. It's also noteworthy that a significant portion of the new jobs created over the past 12 months have been in service sectors which pay above average wages. Our economy has now seen 42 straight months of job growth for a total of 7.6 million new jobs created since August 2003."
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