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Statement of Labor Secretary Perez on October, 2013 Employment Numbers

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013.  U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the October 2013 Employment Situation report released today:

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“The American economy is resilient. Today’s jobs report demonstrates continued steady growth, with the addition of 212,000 total private sector jobs in October. The unemployment rate, which fell in September to a nearly-five year low of 7.2 percent, remains essentially unchanged at 7.3 percent, while American manufacturers added 19,000 jobs in the…

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