Hoyer: US Economic Performance Losing Steam
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said that the January 2020 jobs report “provides further confirmation that economic performance is losing steam.”
Wage Growth Remained Slow at Year’s End
The December 2019 jobs report caps a year that ranked eighth in the 2010s for job creation. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer also said that wage growth was slower than in November 2019 and slower than 2018.
Hoyer: Slower Wage Growth Continues
The November 2019 jobs report continues to show slower wage growth, though it reflects steady employment gains that reach back more than nine years, well into the Obama presidency, said House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer.
Hoyer Warns Members of Slowing Economy
The latest jobs report continues to reflect an economy struggling with current trade wars. The slower wage growth is impacting millions of American workers and their families, according to Rep. Steny H. Hoyer who has begun sending weekly economic reports to members as concern with a slowing economy grows. Some of his points on the heels of the release of the October jobs report are here.
Hoyer: Job Growth Under-Performs Expectations
The US Department of Labor issued its August 2019 jobs report. The 129,000 private-sector jobs added in August under-performed expectations, Rep. Steny H. Hoyer said.
Hoyer on Jobs Report: Wage Growth Falls Short
The US economy gained 224,00 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate rose slightly from 3.6 to 3.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June 2019 jobs report.
Hoyer: Slow Jobs, Wage Growth Threatens Economic Expansion
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released its May 2019 jobs report. Job growth slowed and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent.
Hoyer Concerned by Slow Pace of Job Growth
Hiring slowed in February 2019 and the unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent from 4 percent the month before, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics latest jobs report.
Hoyer: Dec. ’18 Jobs Report Encouraging
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs report shows that payroll employment increased by 312,000 in December 2018, and the unemployment
rate rose to 3.9 percent.
Hoyer: Jobs Report Weaker Than Expected
While the November 2018 jobs report is reflective of a resilient economy, it was weaker than expected, driven in part by uncertainty due to trade, says Congressman Steny H. Hoyer.
