Unemployment – Ways and Means

January 08, 2016 Brady Statement on December Jobs Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s…

December 04, 2015 Chairman Brady Statement on November Jobs Report

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement on the November jobs…

Democrats’ $1 Trillion Stimulus Didn’t Reduce Unemployment Like They Promised. The unemployment rate continues to be significantly higher than Democrats…

Invisible Unemployment Remains Above 10 Percent for 59 Straight Months. Although the unemployment rate has fallen, when combined with those…

Far More Adults Have Left the Workforce Than Found New Jobs. Under the Obama Administration, the ratio of adults in…

July 07, 2014 Reason #8: Men in Their Prime Working Years Are Not Working

Men in Their Prime Working Years Are Not Working. Millions of men in their prime working years are unemployed or…

The Unemployment Rate for African-Americans Is More Than Twice the Rate for Whites. Unemployment continues to disproportionately impact the African-American…

June 24, 2014 Reason #5: Record Number of Americans Are Not Working

Record Number of Americans Are Not Working. A record number of people are unemployed or have left the workforce….

June 19, 2014 Reason #3: Worst “Recovery” Ever for Long-Term Unemployed

Worst “Recovery” Ever for Long-Term Unemployed. In no other recession were there this many long-term unemployed. Source: Calculated Risk Blog….