WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senate Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its October 2014 employment report, which showed that the U.S. economy added 214,000 total nonfarm jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 percent.
“With the addition of more than 200,000 jobs in October, we have now had 56 straight months of private-sector job growth. More than 10 million jobs have been created over that period. Today’s employment report is yet another indication that our economy is headed in the right direction. With the elections behind us, we must work together on bipartisan, common-sense policies that will further boost our economy. From fixing our broken tax code, to reforming our immigration system, to investing in roads and bridges, we can and must do more.”
Klobuchar became Senate Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) at the beginning of the 113th Congress. The JEC is a bicameral Congressional Committee composed of ten members from each the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are ten Democrats and ten Republicans on the Committee. The main purpose of the JEC, which was established by the Employment Act of 1946, is to continually study matters relating to the US economy. The Committee performs a variety of activities, including holding hearings, performing research and advising Members of Congress.
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