Kennedy on Declining Job Numbers

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KENNEDY ON DECLINING JOB NUMBERS

WASHINGTON, DC- Senator Edward M. Kennedy issued the following statement on today's job report, which shows a loss of 598,000 jobs in January, the 13th consecutive month of job losses. The national unemployment rate rose to 7.6%—the highest in 17 years—and the number of unemployed Americans rose to 11.6 million.

"Today's job numbers confirm that the economy remains in free-fall, with disastrous consequences for America's workers. We need strong measures to put people back to work and support for those who can't find a job. That means immediately passing the pending bill, to create jobs as soon as possible and end this endless nightmare for workers and their families."

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