Jobs & Job Training

  • Foxx Statement on December Jobs Report
    Jan 6, 2017  - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released unemployment data for December 2016: After eight years of failed policies and a sluggish economy, Americans are eager to move in a better... More
  • Kline Statement on October Jobs Report
    Nov 4, 2016  - WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released unemployment data for October 2016: Our country needs a strong, vibrant economy that provides every man and woman an opportunity to work har... More
  • Kline Statement on September Jobs Report
    Oct 7, 2016  - House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released unemployment data for September 2016: Another month has gone by in this slow economic recovery and working families are still waiting for a return to robust gr... More
  • Kline Statement on July Jobs Report
    Aug 5, 2016  - House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released unemployment data for July 2016: This jobs report is a positive sign that more men and women are back to work and further proof of the resilience of our econom... More
  • Foxx: Educational Success Is About More Than Just a Degree
    Jul 13, 2016  - Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor today to emphasize the important role career and technical education, or CTE, plays in preparing students to compete in the workforce. As she explained, the bipartisan Strengthening Career a... More
  • Kline Statement on June Jobs Report
    Jul 8, 2016  - Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released unemployment data for June 2016: After a troubling jobs report last month, it’s certainly good news that more Americans are back to work. But ... More
  • Committee Unanimously Approves Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Career and Technical Education
    Jul 7, 2016  - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Introduced by Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA), the legislation reauthorizes and reforms the Carl D. Perkins Career and T... More