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Nov 10 2022

JEC Chairman on October 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 Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation held steady at 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis and annual inflation slowed to 7.7% in October, down from 8.2% in September. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, decelerated to 0.3%, down from 0.6% in September.

Nov 04 2022

JEC Chairman Beyer on October 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 261,000 in October and the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%.

Nov 04 2022

JEC Chairman Beyer on October 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 261,000 in October and the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%.

Oct 27 2022

JEC Chairman Beyer on Third Quarter GDP Growth

Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported its initial estimate of third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.6% on an annualized basis.

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 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%.