White House Releases First Comprehensive Federal Report on the Status of American Women in Almost 50 Years
Report released on first day of Women's History Month
Press Releases
Announcements from the U.S. Department of Commerce
Under Secretary Blank Presents Report on Drilling Moratorium to Senate Small Business Committee
Washington, D.C. – Under Secretary Blank testified before the Senate Small Business Committee on the economic impact of the deep water oil drilling moratorium. At that hearing, she presented the interagency report that laid out estimates of employment losses resulting from the moratorium.
Statement from Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on Personal Income and Outlays in June 2010
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released personal income and outlays for June 2010. Personal income remained unchanged in June, and real disposable income increased 0.2 percent. Real personal consumption expenditures increased 0.1 percent in June and at a 1.6-percent annual rate in the second quarter.
“Employment in private industry is growing at a modest pace and this growth is helping to raise incomes among American families,” said U.S. Commerce Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank. “Healthy consumer spending goes hand-in-hand with income and job growth, and the administration remains focused on boosting employment to ensure every American who wants a job can get one.” (Release)
New Commerce Department Reports Lay Foundation for Measuring Green Economy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Washington, DC - The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration today released two new reports: one that defines and measures the size and scope of the green economy and another that looks at the ways in which the American economy's greenhouse gas emissions have changed over the past decade. Together, they provide valuable analytic tools needed to understand the emerging green economy, quantify greenhouse gas emissions and help inform future policy decisions.
Commerce Issues Report on Role of Patent Reform in Supporting Innovation and Job Creation
Reforming America’s patent system will accelerate economic growth and job creation, and expand America’s ability to innovate, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The paper, titled “Patent Reform—Unleashing Innovation, Promoting Economic Growth and Producing High-Paying Jobs,” was authored by the Commerce Department’s Chief Economist Mark Doms, the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Chief Economist Stuart Graham and USPTO’s Administrator for External Affairs Arti Rai.