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May 2, 1997

Employment Figures and CPI Revision

Committee members heard testimony in a periodic hearing on economic statistics. Commissioner Katharine Abraham testified about the 4.9… read more

Committee members heard testimony in a periodic hearing on economic statistics. Commissioner Katharine Abraham testified about the 4.9 unemployment rate in April, the reasons behind this job growth and the relationship between Federal Reserve policy, economic growth and the Consumer Price Index. She also testified about the reliability of this data set and the surveys upon which it was based. close

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Katharine G. Abraham Commissioner Department of Labor->Bureau of Labor Statistics
Carolyn Maloney U.S. Representative [D] New York

James Saxton U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
Mac Thornberry U.S. Representative [R] Texas

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Joint Economic CommitteeJoint Economic Committee

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Program ID:: 80925-1
Category:: Joint Committee
Format:: Joint Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 02, 1997 | 3:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: May 04, 1997 | 2:18pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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May 02, 1997 | 3:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 02, 1997 | 7:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 02, 1997 | 11:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 03, 1997 | 4:46am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 04, 1997 | 2:18pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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