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Mar 12, 2024 @ 2:30PM
Hearing: The Fiscal Situation of the United States
Apr 10, 2024 @ 3:00PM
Hearing: Building Blocks for Success: Investing in Early Childhood Education
Jun 4, 2024 @ 2:30PM
Hearing: Artificial Intelligence and Its Potential to Fuel Economic Growth and Improve Governance
Jun 12, 2024 @ 3:00PM
Hearing: Made in America: The Boom in U.S. Manufacturing Investment
From Chairman
Martin Heinrich
U.S. Senator (D-NM)
Democratic News
November 1, 2024
JEC Chairman Heinrich: Jobs Report “A Function of Climate-Caused Extreme Weather Events, Not Our Economic Strength.”
“Our nation is still recovering from the devastating impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Small business owners have lost their livelihoods, and many residents are out of work due to the storm. Today's jobs report is a function of climate-caused e...
Vice Chairman
David Schweikert
U.S. Congressman (R-AZ)
Republican News
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AT THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE OFFICEState Unemployment Data
Latest Economic Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 187,000 in August, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024, according to the "advance" estimate.
The latest data released by the Department of Labor show that the number of initial unemployment claims fell to 192,000 for the week ending March 11, down 20,000 from the prior week. The four-week moving average, which smooths week-to-week volatility in the data, is 196,500, down 76% since President Biden took office.