Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on November Employment

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2011. The news that the economy added 120,000 net new jobs in November confirms our steady, but too slow, economic recovery in a global context. While the drop in the unemployment rate is welcome news, 8.6 percent is still painfully high. The drop in the unemployment rate is due in part to people leaving the workforce. The continuing lackluster economic growth remains deeply concerning, as major dangers to the recovery persist.