{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-statement-on-september-jobs-report", "King Statement on September Jobs Report", "2014-10-03", "2014", "2014-10", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "King Statement on September Jobs Report\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, October 3, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tGORHAM, ME \u2013 In response to the September jobs report released today by the U.S. Department of Labor, which revealed that the economy added 248,000 new jobs, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement:\r\n\u201cToday\u2019s report provides welcome news that the economic recovery is approaching\u00a0the pace we need to restore the pre-recession jobs climate. On National Manufacturing Day, the report also unfortunately shows flat manufacturing growth, demonstrating that Congress must do more to boost American industry. Additionally, this week\u2019s announcement of the closure of Verso Paper\u2019s Bucksport mill demonstrates that this recovery is far from over and that many challenges are still ahead,\u201d Senator King said. \u201cCongress should be doing more to accelerate the economic recovery, like entering into trade agreements that are more fair to American workers and finding better ways to connect the jobless with available employment opportunities. As long as I serve the people of Maine in the U.S. Senate, I will continue to fight for legislation that helps struggling Americans\u00a0get back on their feet.\u201d\u00a0\r\nSenator King recently introduced the On-the-Job Training Act with Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), which would allow states\u00a0the\u00a0flexibility to use\u00a0their unemployment trust fund dollars\u00a0to link unemployed workers with businesses willing to provide on-site training to new hires.\u00a0\r\n\u00a0A coalition of manufacturing organizations has declared today as National Manufacturing Day. Senator King will spend the day touring a series of participating Maine businesses.\r\nThe Department of Labor announced today that the economy added 248,000 jobs in September and that the unemployment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 5.9 percent. The report also revised August employment gains upward to 180,000 and July employment gains up to 243,000.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-statement-on-september-jobs-report"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4069487806409597, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}