Latinas remain overrepresented in low-wage occupations and are more affected by the gender wage gap than any other major racial or ethnic group in the U.S. labor market
Oct 13 2022
JEC Chairman on September CPI Release
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the September Consumer Price Index reading was up 0.4% over the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, and core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was up 0.6% for the second consecutive month. Annual inflation slowed to 8.2% from 8.3% in August.
Oct 12 2022
JEC Chairman Beyer Slams Republicans’ “Economically Catastrophic” Plan to Gut Social Security and Medicare
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after House Republicans made clear their intentions to leverage future debt-limit negotiations to force cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
Oct 07 2022
JEC Chairman Beyer on September Jobs Report
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in September, and the unemployment rate decreased to 3.5%.
JEC analysis finds lower women’s earnings, higher child poverty rates in states with more restrictive abortion laws.
Pandemic disruptions contributed to increased opioid use, highest-ever number of opioid fatalities
Wealth of data show Hispanics make outsized contributions to U.S. economy but are excluded from full economic participation.
Sep 13 2022
JEC Chairman Don Beyer on August CPI data
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the August Consumer Price Index release showed inflation was up 0.1% over the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, after being unchanged in July. Annual inflation slowed to 8.3% from 8.5% in July.
Sep 02 2022
JEC Chairman Beyer on August Jobs Report
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 315,000 in August, labor force participation increased to 62.4%, and the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%.