Press Releases
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Production
• The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturing registered 55.5 in July, which indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector. The PMI and its components are constructed so that an index below 50 indicates a contraction, while an index above 50 indicates growth. [ISM]
(JAMAICA, NEW YORK)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, D-NY, will join several elected officials from Southeast Queens for the "8th Annual Senior Appreciation Week," to be celebrated September 13th, through September 18th, 2010.
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6) released the following statement in regards to guilty verdict in JFK Bomb Plot Case:
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, reminds constituents of the 6th Congressional District that Friday, July 30th is the deadline to be counted in the 2010 Census.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Employment
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, joined President Obama for the signing of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6) released the following statement in regards to the Senate passage of Wall Street Reform bill:
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W.
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Employment
• For the week ended July 3, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 21,000 to 454,000 – a larger drop than expected. The four-week moving average of continued unemployment insurance claims is 4.554 million, down 70,000 from four weeks earlier. [Labor]
Economic Growth
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Employment
• The private sector created 83,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 9.5%. This is the sixth straight month of job growth in the private sector. The fall in total employment reflected a decrease in temporary Census jobs. [BLS]