WASHINGTON WATCH: Labor Sec. Hilda Solis Breaks Down The October Jobs Report

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Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2012 · News & Politics

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The October report was pretty positive.  It showed 171,000 thousand jobs added in October -- better than expected -- with the unemployment rate at 7.9 percent, up one tenth of 1 percent from last month's 7.8 percent.  Black unemployment was 14.3 percent, up nine tenths of 1 percent from last month's 13.4 percent.

Labor Sec. Hilda Solis sat down with Roland Martin to discuss the October jobs report.

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