Republican News
- Sep 18 Newsroom Podcast: Making it More Affordable to Raise a Family
- Sep 05 Research Long-Term Trends in Deaths of Despair
- Aug 02 Newsroom Chairman Lee on July's Strong Employment Numbers
- Jul 26 Newsroom JEC Chairman Lee on Second Quarter GDP Growth
- Jul 05 Newsroom Chairman Lee on the Longest Economic Expansion on Record
Democratic News
- Oct 11 Press Releases Press Conference to Unveil Progress in Push to Measure Inequality
- Oct 11 Fact Sheets The U.S. Economy by the Numbers - October 10, 2019
- Oct 08 Press Releases Hearing to Discuss Controversy Over Measuring Economic Inequality
- Oct 07 Press Releases Report Finds Economic Power of Latinos Growing Amid Demographic Shifts
- Oct 04 Press Releases Vice Chair Maloney Cites Signs of Slowdown in Jobs Report
State Unemployment Data
Latest Economic Data
Jobs Created
Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up in May (+75,000), and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported June 7, 2019.
Gross Domestic Product
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2019, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2018, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.
U.S. Jobless Claims
In the week ending June 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claimswas 216,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 222,000. The 4-week moving average was 218,750, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week'sunrevised average of 217,750.
