Jul 07 2023
JEC Chairman Heinrich on June Jobs Report
Washington, D.C.—Today, Senator Martin Heinrich, (D-NM), 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 209,000 in June and the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.6%. The unemployment rate was 6.0% for Black workers, 4.3% for Hispanic workers, 3.1% for white workers, 3.2% for Asian workers, and 6.6% (not seasonally adjusted) for American Indian and Alaska Native workers.