III 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 272 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2011 Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Designating November 1, 2011, as National Jobs Day.

Whereas people in the United States want to work and contribute to the national economy; Whereas the national unemployment rate in the United States remains stubbornly above 9 percent; Whereas the Office of Management and Budget Fiscal Year 2012 Mid-Session Review of the Budget projects that the unemployment rate may stay above 8.3 percent in 2012; Whereas almost half of unemployed people in the United States have been out of work for 6 months or more and more than 25,000,000 people in the United States are not able to find a full-time job; Whereas, throughout the history of the United States, in times of crisis, the private sector has come together and helped lead the United States forward; Whereas the private sector can lead the economic recovery by hiring workers from the United States; Whereas small and large businesses have the power to fuel growth and help bring the United States back to normal levels of employment; Whereas uhireU.S. is a national initiative to rally the business community in the United States to come together in its own best interest to hire 1,000,000 workers by the end of 2011; Whereas employing 1,000,000 more people will increase the demand for the goods and services that businesses need to sell, and increase positive sentiment toward businesses; Whereas uhireU.S. is supported by many non-governmental organizations; and Whereas it is important to designate a day for everyone throughout the United States to focus on overcoming the human and economic costs of high unemployment: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)designates November 1, 2011, as National Jobs Day; (2)encourages businesses, starting on November 1, 2011, to pledge to add not less than 1 unemployed worker for each 100 employees; and (3)supports the goal of the uhireU.S. initiative to put new life into the economy by promoting a wave of business ingenuity that puts 1,000,000 individuals who are jobless back at work by the end of 2011.