JEC Chair Maloney on December Jobs Report

Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December jobs report showing that the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 10 percent and 85,000 total nonfarm jobs were lost:

“Today's employment numbers show that although the U.S. economy is growing, employers are still reluctant to hire.  However, the good news is that in November, our country saw job gains for the first time in two years.  As today’s numbers show, the road to a full recovery is never smooth.  We remain even more determined in our goal to put Americans back to work.  In the coming months, Congress and the Administration must continue to be laser-focused on creating jobs and helping to build industries and sectors that can establish a stable foundation for our economy and spark a robust and prosperous labor market.

“It is critical that we engage private sector employers and ask them to share new ideas on how to help the economy grow in a way that will create new private sector jobs. Today I sent a survey to business leaders including the CEOs of Fortune 100 companies and leading small businesses across the country to elicit their ideas on how Congress can most effectively create jobs for the millions of Americans looking for work.  Employers are on the front lines of today’s economic challenge and I look forward to gaining their valuable insights.”

- Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Chair, Joint Economic Committee  

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.
 www.jec.senate.gov

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