The United States Department of Labor Home Page, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao

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October 29, 2002

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The U.S. Department of Labor and the American Enterprise Institute jointly sponsored a conference on productivity in the 21st century Wednesday, October 23, in Washington, D.C. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and Federal Reserve Board of Governors Chairman Alan Greenspan spoke. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Opening Remarks Productivity Conference Special Page Webcasts

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

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Latest Numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Consumer Price Index:	+0.2%	Sep 2002
Unemployment Rate:	5.6%	Sep 2002
Payroll Employment:	-43,000(p)	Sep 2002
Average Hourly Earnings:	+$0.05(p)	Sep 2002
Producer Price Index:	+0.1%(p)	Sep 2002
Employment Cost Index:	+1.0%	2nd Qtr/2002
Productivity:	+1.5%	2nd Qtr/2002
U.S. Import Price Index:	+0.7%	Sep 2002
Other DOL Statistics:
Unemployment Initial Claims:	389,000	Oct 19, 2002
Federal Minimum Wage:	$5.15
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