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 150,000 in October and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9%. The unemployment rate was 5.8% for Black workers, 4.8% for Hispanic workers, 3.5% for white workers, 3.1% for Asian workers, and 6.7% (not seasonally adjusted) for American Indian and Alaska Native workers.

Washington, D.C.—Today, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released a report authored by the JEC Democratic Majority, finding that climate-exacerbated wildfires cost the United States between $394 to $893 billion per year in economic costs and damages – a number much higher than existing estimates.

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 336,000 in September and the unemployment rate stayed at 3.8%. The unemployment rate was 5.7% for Black workers, 4.6% for Hispanic workers, 3.4% for white workers, 2.8% for Asian workers, and 6.9% (not seasonally adjusted) for American Indian and Alaska Native workers.

Washington, D.C.—Today, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on whether to raise federal interest rates.