Congressman Manzullo Expresses Dissatisfaction With Job Growth Report

Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) issued the following statement this morning in response to the November jobs report. The Labor Department reported that 120,000 jobs were created in November and the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent, although the Illinois unemployment rate is at 10.1 percent:

STATEMENT:

“We expected to see some job growth as the stores staffed up for holiday shopping. While the latest jobs report offered minimal gains, it’s always nice to see people returning to work. But we must do much more. Employment in manufacturing has remained essentially unchanged since July and the number of jobs in construction has shown little change, on net, since early 2010. My American Jobs Agenda would go a long way to help our employers expand and create jobs that have the greatest potential to generate output and jobs from other sectors of our economy.

“The uncertainty our employers face over their tax liabilities and health care costs continues to discourage job creation in this weak economy. The President needs to stop threatening tax increases that will put more Americans on the unemployment lines. We need to work with our employers to help them create jobs by reducing their cost of doing business as well as eliminating unnecessary regulatory burdens that stifle growth.

"A great start would be for the Senate to stop stalling and act on the 25 jobs bills the House approved earlier this year that the Senate continues to ignore. We need to send these bills to the President so we can give our employers the confidence they need to put Americans back to work.”