Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that the U.S. economy added 126,000 nonfarm payroll jobs (129,000 in the private sector) and the labor force participation rate ticked down to 62.7% during March:

 

“These disappointing numbers point to the plain fact that the policies of the president are not adequately boosting our economy. As the president travels around the country talking about the economy, I hope his message includes working with Congress to find ways to further strengthen our economy through pro-growth policies such as reforming our broken tax code and expanding trade opportunities.”