Today, I released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s unemployment report for the month of January that the unemployment rate has fallen .2% to 8.3%.
While any sign of job creation is encouraging, today’s report reminds us that significant work must be done to restore our nation’s economic vitality and get unemployed Americans in the workplace. This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that the unemployment rate is expected to rise over the next three years,