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OPA News Release: [11/05/2004]
Contact Name: Lisa Kruska
Phone Number: 202-693-4676
Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao
On October Unemployment Numbers
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao released the following statement on the October unemployment numbers released today:
“Today’s job creation numbers are confirmation that the President’s economic plan is working. 337,000 new payroll jobs were created in October and the previous job creation numbers for August and September were revised upwards. We’ve now seen 14 straight months of job creation and nearly 2.4 million new jobs created. This is vindication of the President’s steady, consistent leadership that has always focused on what is best for America’s working families.”
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