JEC Chair Maloney’s Statement on May Jobs Report
June 04, 2010 at 14:18 PM EDT
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee [JEC], released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May jobs report showing that the unemployment rate decreased to 9.7 percent and 431,000 total nonfarm jobs were added: “The job growth in May shows that the labor market continues to strengthen. [...]