JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TO HOLD EMPLOYMENT HEARING ON RELEASE OF NEW MARCH JOBS REPORT
 
JEC to Address New Jobs Report from Bureau of Labor Statistics in Light of Further Deterioration of Economy and Likely Recession

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Representative Carolyn Maloney, Chairman and Vice-Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) respectively, will hold a hearing on the newly released Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) monthly employment figures with Commissioner Keith Hall on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 9:30 am in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 106.  Representative Baron Hill (D-IN) will preside over the hearing, entitled “The Employment Situation in March 2008.”  In the wake of continued declines in home prices and intensifying credit crisis spreading from Wall Street to Main Street, Dr. Hall will assess recent developments within the labor market.

          WHAT:    Joint Economic Committee Hearing on “The Employment Situation in March 2008”
          WHO:      Dr. Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics              
          WHEN:    Friday, 9:30 a.m., April 4, 2008
          WHERE:  Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 106

The Joint Economic Committee, established under the Employment Act of 1946, was created by Congress to review economic conditions and to analyze the effectiveness of economic policy.
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