U.S. Department of the Treasury

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Secretary John Snow is in St. Louis, Missouri today to meet with local business leaders on the economy and tour Nidus Center. He commented on today's employment report of 248,000 new jobs in May, saying In nine consecutive months of growth we've seen the addition of nearly 1.5 million jobs to the workforce. This latest report demonstrates, beyond a doubt, the broad-based strength and continuing momentum of the U.S. economy.

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