Mar 29 2010
Joint Economic Committee Releases Monthly Economic Snapshots of States
State-by State Report With February 2010 Economic Data Now Available
Today the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released its monthly state-by-state report “Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots,” featuring key economic indicators for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Mar 20 2010
Update Of JEC Report Reveals More Women Experiencing Loss of Health Insurance Due to Job Loss
Washington, D.C. – A new report released today by the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) provides an in-depth look at unemployment and long-term unemployment among African Americans and shows that both the unemployment rate and the duration of unemployment increased dramatically during the Great Recession for African American workers.
State-by State Report With January 2010 Economic Data Now Available Online
Washington, D.C. – Today the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released its monthly state-by-state report “Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots, featuring key economic indicators for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia...
Representative Carolyn Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), and Senator Charles E. Schumer, Vice Chair of the JEC, released a report today estimating the impact of the Healthy Families Act (S. 1152, introduced by Senator Chris Dodd, and H.R. 2460, introduced by Representative Rosa DeLauro), on access to paid sick leave.
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' February jobs report showing that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.7% and 36,000 total nonfarm jobs were lost.
Mar 05 2010
JEC Hearing on February Jobs Report
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, holds a hearing on the newly released employment figures for February from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Mar 03 2010
February Employment Report: Bad news likely due to effect of snow storms across the Northeast
On Friday, March 5, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release its February 2010 employment report, showing the net number of jobs created or lost during the month of February as well as the unemployment rate. Currently, the consensus forecast is that 50,000 jobs were lost in February, although estimates range from 150,000 jobs lost to 30,000 jobs gained.
