Statement of Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on October Employment Numbers

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2010.  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the October 2010 Employment Situation report released today:

“This past October, nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 jobs, with 159,000 jobs added in the private sector. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.6 percent.

“One year ago, I reported an unemployment rate of 10.1 percent — the highest rate we had seen since 1983. Since then, the actions taken by the…