The JEC released its monthly state-by-state report today, showing that the recovery, while uneven from state to state and across different sectors, continued in August, with seventeen states experiencing private sector job growth during the month.

On the eve of the Census Bureau’s release of the 2009 poverty data, a new report by the JEC shows that income inequality peaked under President Bush just before the Great Recession began.

JEC Chair Carolyn Maloney released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' August jobs report showing that the unemployment rate was statistically unchanged at 9.6 percent and 54,000 total nonfarm jobs were lost.

As the nation celebrates the 90th anniversary of women’s right to vote, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released a new report today analyzing how women’s economic conditions have changed since Geraldine Ferraro shattered the political glass ceiling 25 years ago and ushered in a new era of political leadership for women.