JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON APRIL JOBS REPORT

Following 15 Months Straight of Job Losses, JEC Continues to Examine Employment Figures and Labor Trends

Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) will hold a hearing on the newly released employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  Senator Amy Klobuchar (D- MN) will preside over the hearing entitled, “The Employment Situation: April 2009” on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 9:30 am in Dirksen Room 106.  BLS commissioner Keith Hall will testify to recent developments in the labor market, as the JEC continues a series of hearings examining the causes and ongoing effects of the financial crisis and the economic downturn.

WHAT:            JEC Hearing: “The Employment Situation: April 2009”
WHO:              Dr. Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics                  
WHEN:            9:30 a.m., Friday, May 8, 2009
WHERE:          Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 106