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Chairman Erik Paulsen Statement on February Jobs Report

Joint Economic Committee Chairman Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., released the following statement regarding the Bureau of Labor Statistics February 2018 employment report.

Paulsen Statement on the Economic Report of the President

Chairman Paulsen released the following statement on the Economic Report of the President: “We thank the Council of Economic Advisers for releasing the Economic Report of the President," said Paulsen. "As I said when appointed as Chairman, the Joint Economic Committee has a long history of bringing ...

Paulsen Welcomes Handel to the Joint Economic Committee

Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, welcomed the newest member of the Joint Economic Committee, Representative Karen Handel (GA).

Paulsen Statement on January Jobs Report

Broad-based job growth of 200,000 and wage growth of 2.9 percent during the past 12 months are good news for all Americans. It reaffirms that the economy is rising from its slow-growth trajectory. I'm encouraged that we added 226,000 construction jobs and 186,000 manufacturing jobs, respectively, o...

Paulsen Statement on State of the Union

Joint Economic Committee Chairman Erik Paulsen's (R-MN) on the State of the Union address.

Paulsen: Upward Pivot of U.S. Economic Growth

U. S. Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) advanced estimate of 2017 GDP growth

JEC Members Confirm Chair Paulsen, Executive Director Named

Joint Economic Committee (JEC) members today elected Representative Erik Paulsen (MN-03) as their chairman.

Tiberi Statement on December Jobs Report

Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the U.S. economy gained 148,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in December and the unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent.

Tiberi Statement on November Jobs Report

Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the U.S. economy gained 228,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in November and the unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent.

Economy Gaining Strength, Potential For Faster Growth

In her last scheduled Congressional testimony before her term as chair expires in February, Chair Yellen described the economy as having gained strength in recent months but indicated that it could be doing better.