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From Chairman
Martin Heinrich
U.S. Senator (D-NM)

Democratic News

March 12, 2024
JEC Chairman Heinrich on February CPI Data
Washington, D.C.—Today, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that prices measured by the Consumer Price Inde...
Vice Chairman
David Schweikert
U.S. Congressman (R-AZ)

Republican News

March 12, 2024
February 2024 CPI and Real Earnings Report
Headline CPI-U inflation increased 0.44 percent m/m. • The food price index increased 0.02 percent m/m. • The energy index increased 2.3 percent m/m...

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State Unemployment Data

Latest Economic Data

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 187,000 in August, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the “second” estimate.
The latest data released by the Department of Labor show that the number of initial unemployment claims fell to 192,000 for the week ending March 11, down 20,000 from the prior week. The four-week moving average, which smooths week-to-week volatility in the data, is 196,500, down 76% since President Biden took office.