Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced 162,000 jobs were created in the month of March and the national unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent: “Today’s report offers some welcome news for our economy, but the numbers remain far short of what American workers and job... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor announced this morning that 36,000 jobs were lost in February, while the national unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the Senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: “Day after day, Democrats tell the American people their policies will create jobs and spur economic recovery. Yet mont... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor announced this morning that 20,000 jobs were lost in January while the national unemployment rate, which counts only those Americans actively looking for work, fell to 9.7 percent. At the same time, the job losses for the month of December were revised upward to show a loss of 150,000 jobs, rather than the 85,000 originally reported. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the Senior ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Senior Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, released the follow statement this morning as the Department of Labor announced an additional 85,000 jobs were lost in the month of December, and the unemployment rate remained at 10 percent. “Today’s unemployment report is a stark reminder that millions of American families continue to struggle in this troubled ... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor announced this morning that 11,000 jobs were lost in November, while the national unemployment rate ticked downward slightly to 10 percent. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: “Any reduction in unemployment is welcome news, but a 10 percent unemployment rate is certainly not cause f... Read more »
This morning, the U.S. Department of Labor reported a loss of 263,000 jobs in the month of September and an increase in the national unemployment rate to 9.8 percent. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: “Today’s jobs report prompts a very important question: Where are the jobs? Nearly seven months ago, the Amer... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor reported this morning a loss of 216,000 jobs in the month of August, bringing the national unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s top Republican, issued the following statement: “This morning’s jobs report proves what struggling American families already know – the American economy is f... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor this morning reported that the American economy shed 539,000 jobs in April, bringing the unemployment rate to 8.9 percent. Total job losses since the recession began in December 2007 stand at 5.7 million. At the same time, The Washington Post is now reporting that beleaguered U.S. automaker General Motors plans to ship many of the company’s planned new jobs overseas: “... Read more »
