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Acting Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt released a statement on the June employment.

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Photo: Acting Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt

2006-7-7-14-11-11-9794

 

The employment report for this month showing 121,000 jobs being created in June provides further evidence of the strength of the U.S. economy. Since the President's tax relief program took effect in mid-2003, we have seen twelve straight quarters of increased business investment, leading to more than 5.4 million jobs being created and a remarkable 4.6 percent unemployment rate – lower than the average rate in each of last four decades…