The White House Reports Gains: ARRA Jobs, Outlays

摘要

The White House's latest quarterly American Recovery and Reinvestment Act update, released on July 14, estimates the legislation created or preserved between 2.5 million and 3.6 million jobs as of June 30.Those figures are up from an estimated 2.2 million to 2.8 million ARRA jobs as of March 31.rnThe report says stimulus-act transportation infrastructure jobs rose 17% in the quarter, to 102,000. Building construction jobs climbed 32%, to 80,200. Still, the construction industry's Junernjobless rate was 20.1 %, remaining the worst among industry sectors.