WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October 2012 jobs report showing that 171,000 total nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate was 7.9 percent:
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September 2012 jobs report showing that 114,000 total nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August 2012 jobs report showing that the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 8.1 percent:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released a JEC report highlighting the challenges confronting military spouses in the workforce. The report entitled, “Strengthening Military Households by Decreasing the Barriers to Work”, reveals an unemployment rate of 15 percent for military wives in 2010 compared to 7.3 percent for their civilian counterparts.
Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released a JEC report detailing the adverse effects that intellectual property theft has on our nation’s economic growth and ability to create jobs. The report, entitled “The Impact of Intellectual Property Theft on the Economy,” reveals the significant revenue losses for corporations, consumers and tax payers attributed to counterfeiting and piracy.
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the follow statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July 2012 jobs report showing that 163,000 total nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.3 percent.
Jul 23 2012
JEC Releases July 2012 State-by-State Report
Today, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee released the seventh installment of its “Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots” 2012 series, which provides easy access to the major economic indicators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the areas of jobs, unemployment, personal earnings and housing
Today, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), Chaired by U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), released a new report finding that targeted tax credits may provide additional incentives for business owners to add workers, and would be particularly beneficial for small businesses, which account for a substantial majority of business establishments and are responsible for a significant share of the hiring during the recovery.
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June 2012 jobs report showing that 80,000 total nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.2 percent.
Jun 20 2012
JEC Releases New Report on the Ryan Plan’s Potential Tax Implications for America’s Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released a JEC report finding that Representative Paul Ryan’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget proposal would give large tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans while increasing the tax burden on the middle class.
