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OPA News Release: [02/06/2004]
Contact Name: Lisa
Kruska
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
Statement of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on January
Unemployment Numbers
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the
following statement on the January unemployment numbers released today:
“Today’s news is good news for workers, and it’s yet
another sign that the economy has turned the corner and the nation’s job
market is getting stronger. The economy has created jobs in each of the last
five months, with hundreds of thousands of Americans finding new jobs.
“The continuing positive economic indicators show that the
President’s economic policies are working. We need Congress to quickly
pass his Six Point Plan for the Economy and the new Jobs for the
21st Century initiative, to sustain this economic growth and create
even more jobs.
“The retail sector, education and health services, leisure and
hospitality and construction all added new jobs this month. The increase in
construction brings employment in this sector close to an all time
high.”
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