Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on March Employment Numbers

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2012.  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the March 2012 Employment Situation report released today:

“Our nation’s labor market added 121,000 private sector jobs in the month of March, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.2 percent.

“For 25 consecutive months, we’ve registered private sector job growth. Some months we are seeing tremendous job gains, while other months we are seeing more modest gains. But the trend line…