[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 237]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          DECEMBER JOBS REPORT

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, the jobs numbers 
released this morning are excellent. This is a very strong way to end 
2015. The numbers are a reminder of just how far we have come since the 
long, dark days of the Bush-era recession.
  The economy added 292,000 private sector jobs last month. Businesses 
now have added jobs for a record 70 straight months. The unemployment 
rate stands at 5 percent, half of what it was at the peak of the 
recession, and the gains are becoming more broadly shared. The 
unemployment rate for African Americans fell 1.1 percentage points last 
month. It now stands at the lowest level since 2007.
  Of course, there is much more that needs to be done. We must make 
sure that every American family benefits from this recovery. Some of my 
colleagues across the aisle will continue their efforts to cast doubt 
on the Obama recovery. I urge them to look at the numbers.

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