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12/05/2014 01:00 PM EST

On Dec. 6, the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration marks National Miners Day, designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners, both past and present. The date commemorates the worst industrial mine accident in American history when 362 miners perished in an explosion at the No. 6 and No. 8 mines in Monongah, West Virginia, on this date in 1907.
12/05/2014 10:00 AM EST

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the November 2014 Employment Situation report released today: