[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

  (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, this chart shows 
that the ratio of unemployed workers to job openings is at the lowest 
level since 2001. It shows that, in 2007, before the Great Recession, 
the ratio was 1.4 unemployed workers for every job opening.
  Then, during the prior administration, it peaked at a staggering 6.6 
unemployed workers to every job opening under former President Bush. 
Then a whole wave of Democratic policy initiatives took effect, and the 
ratio began to drop and drop and drop and drop. In our most recent 
data, which is as of July 2016, the ratio was 1.3 unemployed workers to 
every job opening.
  I think we can sum up the recovery in 4 words: Thank you, President 
Obama.

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