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  1. JEC Releases May State-by-State Economic Snapshots: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 3:03 PM May 21st via web
  2. First-time claims for jobless benefits drop 27K to 365K last week, showing signs of better job market. Read more here: dol.gov/opa/media/pres… 6:23 AM May 3rd via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  3. LIVE at 2:15 EST: JEC Hearing on Gas Prices in the Northeast. Watch it here: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 10:30 AM Apr 26th via web
  4. Chairman Casey on March 2012 jobs report - 120k jobs added, but must see faster growth. Read more here: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 5:49 AM Apr 6th via web
  5. JEC releases March 2012 state-by-state snapshots. Detail each state’s econ progress for the previous month: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 6:33 AM Mar 15th via web
  6. Feb 2012: Economy adds 227k jobs, unemployment rate remains unchanged at 8.3%. Read Chairman Casey's statement here: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 7:01 AM Mar 9th via web
  7. JEC Releases New Report on Economic Well-Being of the African American Community. Read it here: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 10:55 AM Feb 27th via web
  8. Wkly apps for unemployment benefits dropped 13k to a seasonally adj 348k. fewest number of claims since March 2008: dol.gov/opa/media/pres… 1:58 PM Feb 16th via web
  9. Watch live now: JEC Hearing on Reauthorizing the Payroll Tax Cut and UI Benefits - jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 12:57 PM Feb 7th via Mobile Web
  10. JEC Chairman Casey’s Statement on January 2012 Employment Report: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 6:48 AM Feb 3rd via web
  11. Hearing on The Employment Situation: January 2012, on labor market, unemp rate, and nat'l employment trends. Watch: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 6:45 AM Feb 3rd via web
  12. JEC Releases New Report Detailing County-Level Savings by Extending the Payroll Tax Cut. See report and data, here: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 10:24 AM Jan 31st via web
  13. JEC Chairman Sen. Bob Casey's @SenBobCasey Statement on 2011 4th Quarter GDP: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 6:29 AM Jan 27th via web
  14. New Weekly Economic Digest: VEHICLE SALES ARE RISING BUT AT A MORE MODERATE PACE THAN IN Q3: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 11:16 AM Dec 13th, 2011 via web
  15. LIVE at 2pm est - Watch JEC Hearing on Impact of Infrastructure on Manufacturing - "Paving the Road to Job Creation" - jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 10:54 AM Nov 16th, 2011 via web
  16. Unemployment insurance weekly claims report, seasonally adj initial claims @397,000; decrease of 9k from previous week: dol.gov/opa/media/pres… 5:54 AM Nov 3rd, 2011 via web
  17. @_workingmother_ : JEC to host press conf Thurs 11/3 @12.15 PM on new GAO report on Gender Pay Differences. Info here: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 1:27 PM Nov 1st, 2011 via web
  18. @_workingmother_ :JEC to host press conf Thurs 11/3 @12.15 PM on new GAO report on Gender Pay Differences. Info here: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 1:26 PM Nov 1st, 2011 via web
  19. JEC to host press conf Thurs 11/3 at 12.15 PM on new GAO report on Gender Pay Differences. More info here: jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 1:20 PM Nov 1st, 2011 via web
  20. New JEC Report on Geo&Occupational Immobility &Free Trade. Details neg impact of trade on various sectors of workforce :jec.senate.gov/public/index.c… 9:20 AM Oct 12th, 2011 via web
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