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Meet the Assistant Secretary
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Jane Oates was nominated by President Barack Obama to join Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis’ leadership team at the Department of Labor in April, 2009. Confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training on June 19, 2009, she now leads the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) in its mission to design and deliver high-quality training and employment programs for our nation’s workers. More...

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Latest Labor Market Data
Consumer Price Index: +0.3% in October 2009
Unemployment Rate: 10.2% in October 2009
Payroll Employment: -190,000(p) in October 2009
Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.05(p) in October 2009
Producer Price Index: +0.3%(p) in October 2009
Employment Cost Index: +0.4% in 3rd Qtr/2009
Productivity: +9.5% in 3rd Qtr/2009
U.S. Import Price Index: +0.7% in October 2009
Other DOL Statistics:
Unemployment Initial Claims: 466,000 in the week ending November 21, 2009
UI Claims 4-Week Average: 496,500 in the week ending November 21, 2009
Federal Minimum Wage: $7.25 in Current
p - preliminary; c - corrected
 
Created: November 6, 2009
Updated: November 25, 2009
 
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