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Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on December 2009 employment numbers
January 8, 2010U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the December 2009 Employment Situation report released today: "This past December, the economy lost 85,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 10 percent. "Today's numbers underscore that we still have work to do before we can be sure that all Americans have access to good jobs. We are working aggressively to reverse these conditions for American workers and their families. "Despite the bumpy road to recovery, we have made progress. One year ago, our economy was losing close to 700,000 jobs a month. We met this challenge head on through the Recovery Act -- putting a plan in place designed to create jobs and drive economic growth through a combination of tax relief for individuals and businesses, aid to hard-hit families and state and local governments, and funding for science, technology and infrastructure projects across the country. Thanks to this program, we have saved or created more than 1 million jobs. Full release.