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Apr 01 2011

Casey Encouraged by Private Sector Growth

At his first hearing as Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) was encouraged by today’s jobs report and by the continued growth in private sector employment in March. Dr. Keith Hall, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), presented the March jobs report before Congress.

Mar 28 2011

JEC Releases March Edition of State-by-State Economic Snapshots

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released the March 2011 edition of its state-by-state snapshots which detail each individual state’s economic progress for the previous month.

Mar 04 2011

JEC Chairman Casey's Statement on February Jobs Report

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 Bureau of Labor Statistics’ February jobs report showing that the unemployment rate ticked down to 8.9 percent and 192,000 total nonfarm jobs were added.

Feb 04 2011

JEC Chairman Casey’s Statement on January Jobs Report

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 Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January jobs report showing that the unemployment rate declined to 9.0 percent and 36,000 total nonfarm jobs were added

Jan 28 2011

JEC Releases State-by-State Economic Snapshots

Washington, D.C. – The labor force recovery from the Great Recession continues, with nearly all states having added jobs from January to December of 2010, according to the first edition of state-by-state reports issued during the 112th Congress by the Joint Economic Committee (JEC).

Jan 28 2011

JEC Chairman Casey’s Statement on 2010 4th Quarter GDP

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.