WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans today to announce more government spending to create tens of thousands of green jobs as the nation is weighed down by an unemployment rate stuck at 10 percent.

The White House says Obama will announce projects that will help develop solar and wind power and energy management technologies. The funding is part of the $787 billion economic stimulus package Congress approved early last year.

Obama plans to talk about the steps he's taking to combat unemployment. The government says 85,000 jobs were shed in December.