Feb 07 2020
Chairman Lee on January's Employment Numbers
“The American job market entered 2020 on a high note..."
Jan 30 2020
JEC Chairman Lee on Fourth Quarter GDP Growth
"The American people are finally enjoying the vibrant, opportunity economy they deserve.”
Jan 10 2020
Chairman Lee on December's Employment Numbers
Today, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Labor Department December 2019 jobs report.
Dec 06 2019
Chairman Lee on November's Employment Numbers
Today, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Labor Department November 2019 jobs report
Nov 21 2019
Podcast: Connecting More People to Work
Dr. Veronique de Rugy, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center and Mr. Oren Cass, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute join JEC Executive Director Scott Winship to talk how to connect more people to work.
Nov 01 2019
Chairman Lee on October's Employment Numbers
Today, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Labor Department October 2019 jobs report...
Oct 30 2019
JEC Chairman Lee on Third Quarter GDP Growth
GDP grew 1.9% in the third quarter estimate for 2019, beating projected estimates. Personal income growth remained strong, allowing consumers to lead economic growth over the quarter even as they also increased personal savings. Residential investment growth, led by single family home construction, was positive for the first time since 2017—a welcome development.
Witnesses Lyman Stone, American Enterprise Institute Research Fellow and Ryan Bourne, R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics at CATO join JEC Executive Director Scott Winship to talk family affordability.
Aug 02 2019
Chairman Lee on July's Strong Employment Numbers
Today, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Labor Department July 2019 jobs report.
Jul 26 2019
JEC Chairman Lee on Second Quarter GDP Growth
GDP grew at 2.1% in the second quarter, beating expectations though slowing from last quarter’s 3.1% rate. The increase confirms other economic data showing we have matched the longest economic expansion on record, quarter for quarter. The annual GDP revisions also show that growth in 2017 was stronger than the original estimate—2.4%, revised up from 2.2%.
