Wilson Hails Continued Economic Growth

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October 6, 2006

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Wilson Hails Continued Economic Growth

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today made the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s report that 51,000 jobs were created in September:

“Today’s jobs report is more good news for American families. Gas prices have fallen dramatically. The stock market has reached all-time record highs. Wages are up and Americans are investing more money in their local economies.

“With 51,000 jobs added to the workforce last month, September marked the 37th consecutive month of job growth. These numbers speak for themselves: American families are directly benefiting from Republican pro-growth policies.”

Additional September Economic Statistics

Revisions show an extra 60,000 payroll jobs were added in August

The unemployment rate dropped to 4.6% in September

More than 6.6 million payroll jobs have been added in the past 3 years, up from the previous estimate of 5.7 million

According to Household Survey Data, 144.9 million Americans are employed, an all-time high

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