WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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 156,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in September and the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 5.0 percent.

“Today’s report is further evidence that President Obama’s final year in office has been marked by slow job creation and lackluster economic growth. It is clear that this administration’s policies of overtaxing, overregulating and overspending are not delivering.

“My home state of Indiana is leading the nation in job creation and growth because of sound, pro-growth policies that cut taxes, limit regulation and responsibly spend taxpayer dollars. The policies that have worked in Indiana should serve as a national model.”

Note: According to BLS, monthly job growth has averaged 178,000 per month this year compared to 229,000 per month in 2015.