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 254,000 in September and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.1%. The unemployment rate was 5.7% for Black workers, 5.1% for Hispanic workers, 3.6% for white workers, 4.1% for Asian workers, and 4.8% (not seasonally adjusted) for American Indian and Alaska Native workers.

“The Biden-Harris administration has delivered 44 months of consistent job growth and created over 16 million new jobs. It’s clear: Democrats create jobs. Republicans create tax loopholes for their CEO friends. 

“Under Democratic administrations, we’ve added over 50 million jobs since the early 1980s. In that same time frame, Republican administrations have only created 17 million jobs. It’s clear who has working families’ best interest in mind. The proof is in the data.” 

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