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Commissioners from the Bureau of Labor Statistics spoke to the Joint Economic Committee about the nation’s unemployment figures for October. Acting Commissioner William Barron cited job gain…

The Joint Economic Committee heard about the nation’s unemployment rate which edged down slightly to 7.5% in September, even though employers laid off 57,000 more workers, according to stati…

The Joint Economic Committee held its monthly hearing to receive the most recent employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mr. Barron testified on the employment and unemployme…

During the first panel of the hearing, the Joint Economic Committee heard testimony from William Barron, the acting commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, who testified on unemploym…

The Joint Economic Committee held a hearing on December’s unemployment statistics. Committee Chairman Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland) called the 7.1 % figure “very grim.” William Barron, A…

Each month, the Joint Economic Committee held a hearing to look at the previous month’s employment and jobless figures. Janet Norwood, director of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, appeare…

The Senate Joint Economic Committee heard testimony on the unemployment figures released by the Department of Labor for August, 1991. Janet Norwood, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor S…

The Joint Economic Committee heard testimony on the June 1991 employment statistics as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Department of Labor Commissioner Janet Norwood provided bac…

The Joint Economic Committee met to discuss employment figures for March 1988.