JEC Employment Hearing April 1, 2011

Opening Statement:

"Today's employment report shows some positive signs. Everyone wants the economy to improve, particularly the labor market, and we are glad for the increases in jobs we are seeing. But let us be frank, while there are jobs gains, the rate of job creating has not accelerated enough to keep up with population growth and encourage all the people who lost their jobs that they soon can find work again. It has been 21 months since the recession ended and we are still down 7.2 million nonfarm payroll jobs from when it started. The unemployment rate at 8.8%, of course, remains unacceptably high but also is not telling us the whole story...."

-Congressman Kevin Brady
Vice Chairman Designate
Joint Economic Committee


Additional Employment Hearing Resources:

Vice Chairman Designate Brady's first round of questioning
Vice Chairman Designate Brady's second round of questioning
Representative Mick Mulvaney's first round of questioning
Representative Mick Mulvaney's second round of questioning
Representative Justin Amash's first round of questioning
Representative Sean Duffy's first round of questioning
Representative Sean Duffy's second round of questioning

Commissioner of Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dr. Keith Hall's opening statement
Bureau of Labor Statistics Report on Employment Situation for March 2011