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The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee studies the economy and analyzes economic policies. Ranking Democrat:

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  1. 8h

    Good month for even after excluding auto & gas, up 0.6% and 4.3% year-over-year

  2. 9h

    strong in Oct, up 0.8% for the month and 4.3% year-over-year

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  3. Nov 4

    down to 5.7% from peak of 13.0%

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  4. Nov 4

    Long-term at 1.2%, down from recession peak of 4.4%

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  5. Nov 4

    down to 9.5% from recession high of 17.1%

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  6. Nov 4

    rate down to 4.9% from recession high of 10.0%

  7. Nov 4

    13.6 million full-time workers have been added since Jan 2010

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  8. Nov 4

    2.1 million private-sector have been added in the past 12 months

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  9. Nov 4

    The private sector added 142k in October

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  10. Nov 3

    Initial claims at 265k; 87 straight weeks under 300k (common watermark for solid labor market)

  11. Oct 31

    Core PCE index up 0.1% for Sept, 1.7% year over year (under Fed’s 2% target)

  12. Oct 28

    The US continues to lead the way, with a stronger recovery than our international peers

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  13. Oct 28

    has now grown in 27 of the last 29 quarters

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  14. Oct 28

    has grown by more than 16% since Obama took office

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  15. Oct 27

    Initial claims down to 258k; 86 straight weeks under 300k. Economists consider <300k sign of strong labor market

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  16. Oct 25

    index falls in October reading; still nearly 3x the level when Obama took office

  17. Oct 25

    continue their climb; solid increases in Aug for both FHFA (0.7%) and Case-Shiller Nat’l (0.6%) indices

  18. Oct 24

    Our report: rate fell in 14 states in Sept

  19. Oct 20

    Existing beat expectations, up 3.2%; fueled by sales to 1st time buyers

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  20. Oct 20

    Small uptick in initial claims, possibly due to Hurricane Matthew; still near historic lows

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