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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 the June Consumer Price Index increased 1.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from 1.0% in May, which pushed prices up 9.1% from a year ago.

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 372,000 in June and the unemployment rate was 3.6%

Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the annual response to the Economic Report of the President (the Report).

A recent study from the congressional joint Economic Committee found union members earn on average 10% more than their non-union peers. The difference is even greater for Black and Latino unionized workers, whose wages were 17% and 23% higher on average.

Workers in a union are paid over 10% more than non-union workers, according to a report authored by US House labor and economic committee Democrats.

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 the May Consumer Price Index rose 1.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from 0.3% in April.

Today, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the House Committee on Education and Labor released a new report analyzing the economic benefits of unions for workers and families.

The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) recently released a new report on the actions Democrats have already taken—and those they are continuing to fight for—to address inflation and lower costs for U.S. workers and families now and for the future.

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 390,000 in May and the unemployment rate stayed the same at 3.6%.

In recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus have released a new report on economic disparities in the AANHPI community, their contributions to the U.S. economy and the need for more disaggregated data.

Joint Economic Committee Democrats Chairman - Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

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