The U.S. Department of Labor announced this morning that the jobless rate has dropped below 8 % for the first time in almost four years. The number of people reporting they’re employed has jumped by 873,000 in the month of September. The percentage of unemployed dropped from 8.1% to a 44-month low.
On March 1st -3rd, the Latina Leadership Network will be holding its 25th Annual Conference & Fundraiser at the Renaissance hotel in Long Beach CA.
Friday, March 2nd Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will be starting the day’s events with a speech at 9:20 A.M.
The January 2011 Jobs Report was released on Friday indicating that the unemployment rate dropped down to 9 percent, which is four-tenths of a percent less than last month and the lowest level since April 2009. In addition, the economy added 36,000 private sector jobs.
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