Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the announcement that GDP increased 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Jan 27 2011
Senator Casey to Chair Joint Economic Committee
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) was named Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) for the 112th Congress. As Chairman, Senator Casey will focus additional attention on jobs, the economy and working families.
Dec 22 2010
JEC Releases December Edition of State-by-State Economic Snapshots
Report Updated with New November State Employment Data
While the recovery looks different across states, nearly all states have added jobs from January to November of 2010, according to figures and data included in the December edition of the JEC's monthly state-by-state report, which was released today.
A new JEC report offers a comprehensive overview of women’s increasing influence in the economy and highlights the challenges that women continue to face in the workplace and in society.
Dec 03 2010
JEC Chair Maloney: Unprecedented to Stop Unemployment Benefits With Long-Term Unemployment Rate This High
At a JEC hearing this morning, BLS Commissioner Dr. Keith Hall highlighted that November’s long-term unemployment rate was higher than at any other time that Congress cut off federal unemployment benefits.
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the JEC, released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' November jobs report showing that the unemployment rate increased to 9.8 percent and 39,000 total nonfarm jobs were added.
Dec 01 2010
JEC Chair Maloney’s Statement on the Report from the President’s Bipartisan Deficit Commission
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chair of the JEC, released the followed statement today reacting to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform’s recommendations for reducing the federal deficit.
Job growth in the fourth quarter of 2010 appears more robust than it was in the middle of 2010, according to the November edition of the monthly state-by-state report released by the JEC today.
Nov 18 2010
JEC Report Shows Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits Program Critical to Economic Recovery
A new report by the JEC finds that prematurely ending the federal unemployment insurance benefits program would drain the economy of $80 billion in purchasing power and result in the loss of over one million jobs over the next year.