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October 15, 2004
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Secretary Chao Hosts 2004 Opportunity Conference
Event photo. Caption below.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao speaks at the 2004 Opportunity Conference in Washington, D.C. on October 12. (DOL Photo/Shawn Moore)

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao hosted the 2004 Opportunity Conference for Asian Pacific and Hispanic Americans in Washington on Oct. 12. The full-day conference was designed to serve these two fastest-growing segments of the 21st century workforce and inform small business owners, non-profit and faith based organizations and community leaders about the many opportunities available to them.

"Getting people back to work is what this Department does. Giving people hope in their future is our job."
Highlights

Latest Numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
+0.1%

 

Aug 2004
5.4%

 

Sep 2004
+96,000(p)

 

Sep 2004
+$0.03(p)

 

Sep 2004
-0.1%(p)

 

Aug 2004
+0.9%

 

2nd Qtr 2004
+2.5%

 

2nd Qtr 2004
+.2%

 

Sep 2004

Other DOL Statistics:

 

352,000

 

Oct 9 2004
353,000

 

Oct 9 2004
$5.15
 
p — preliminary; c — corrected




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