U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee

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January 04, 2013

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Vice Chairman designate of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December 2012 jobs report showing that 155,000 total nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate stood at 7.8 percent:

January 02, 2013

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, today released a report entitled “Manufacturing in America: Challenges and Policy Solutions.” The report lays out policies that the U.S. can pursue to ensure global competitiveness in an industry that accounts for 11.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and supports jobs across broad sectors of the economy.

December 21, 2012

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, today released a JEC report entitled “Retirement Security After the Great Recession: Middle-Income and Middle-Aged Americans Feeling the Squeeze.” The report analyzes the recession’s impact on retirement security and examines several policies to help working Americans adequately save for retirement.

December 18, 2012

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, today released the 2012 Joint Economic Report to provide an overview of the state of the U.S. economy in 2012 and assist policymakers as they deal with the fiscal cliff.