National Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on April Employment Numbers by Gary Kopycinski on May 4, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2012. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the April 2012 Employment Situation report released today: