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President Obama nominated Thomas Perez as the new Labor Secretary at a press conference held at the White House this morning. The President urged Congress to confirm his nomination quickly. CNBC's John Harwood reports on the somewhat controversial nomination.
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Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, in response to questions from a television anchor casting doubt on the validity of the latest jobless rate figures, said the idea it was manipulated is "ludicrous." "I'm insulted when I hear that, because we have a very professional civil service organization.
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WASHINGTON-- The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away. The Labor Department said employers added 114,000 jobs in September.
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*Supportive U.S. data offset by weak China, Europe reports. NEW YORK, Oct 5- Oil prices fell on Friday and headed for a weekly loss as a fragile global economy and uncertainty about Europe's debt crisis countered any support from a better-than-expected U.S. employment report.
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RANDOLPH, Vt.-- The students, faculty and staff at the Vermont Technical College are embarking on a new adventure as they implement a federal grant designed to make people ready to work in unique agricultural businesses, a new training system that could be copied by other schools across the country, U.S.
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"I continue to see some good signs in the manufacturing area -- and also in the area of leisure spending," says Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor, weighing in on July's better-than-expected jobs numbers and the tick up in unemployment to 8.3 percent in July.
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Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor, discusses the weaker-than-expected employment numbers and how the administration is planning to create jobs.
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Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor, says the White House is doing everything it can to boost job growth, and people are waiting for Congress to work together to find a solution.