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• May 3, 2013 at 9:30 AM EDT

  The Employment Situation in April

  Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that private sector businesses added 176,000 jobs last month and total non-farm payroll employment rose by 165,000 jobs in April. The economy has now added private sector jobs every month for 38 straight months, and a total of 6.8 million jobs has been added over that period.

• April 30, 2013 at 5:34 PM EDT

  Chairman Alan Krueger Addresses “Fairness as an Economic Force” before a Conference at Oberlin College

  Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Alan B. Krueger, delivers remarks on “Fairness as an Economic Force” at a conference on “Learning and Labor Economics” at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.

• April 26, 2013 at 9:30 AM EDT

  Advance Estimate of GDP for the First Quarter of 2013

  Over the last fifteen quarters, the economy has expanded by 8.3 percent overall, and the private components of GDP have grown by 12.2 percent. Real GDP is now 3.2 percent larger than it was at the previous business cycle peak in 2007:Q4.

• April 5, 2013 at 9:45 AM EDT

  The Employment Situation in March

  Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that private sector businesses added 95,000 jobs last month. The economy has now added private sector jobs every month for 37 straight months, and a total of nearly 6.5 million jobs have been added over that period.

• March 26, 2013 at 2:30 PM EDT

  The Third Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

  Provisions of the Affordable Care Act have already helped millions of young adults obtain health insurance coverage and have made preventive services more affordable for most Americans. When fully implemented, the law will expand coverage to an estimated 27 million previously uninsured Americans and ensure the availability of affordable coverage through traditional employer-sponsored insurance and the new Health Insurance Marketplaces.

• March 20, 2013 at 9:43 AM EDT

  Chairman Alan Krueger Speaks to the Economic Case for Commonsense Immigration Reform at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

• March 15, 2013 at 9:00 AM EDT

  A Preview of the 2013 Economic Report of the President

  This year's Economic Report of the President highlights the progress that has been made in recovering from the deepest recession since the Great Depression, together with the policies that the Obama Administration is advancing to address the fundamental imbalances and threats that have built up for decades and that have created severe stress on the middle class and those striving to get into the middle class.

• March 8, 2013 at 10:31 AM EDT

  The Employment Situation in February

  Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that private sector businesses added 246,000 jobs in February. The economy has now added private sector jobs every month for three straight years, and a total of 6.35 million jobs have been added over that period.