Hall was nominated by President George W. Bush to the position of Commissioner of the BLS in September 2007 and confirmed by the Senate in December. He was sworn into office in January 2008 and served a four-year term ending in 2012.[1][2] Previously, he was Chief Economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He also held the positions of Chief Economist for the Department of Commerce and Senior International Economist for the International Trade Commission's Research Division. He has also served on the faculties of the University of Arkansas and University of Missouri.[2]
On April 1, 2011, Hall testified on Capitol Hill to the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee that the nation's unemployment rate had fallen to 8.8 percent, a two-year low.[3] Statistics released by the BLS showed that non-farm payroll employment rose by 1.5 million from February 2010 and private sector employment increased by 1.8 million during the same period.[4]
keith, hall, economist, keith, hall, served, director, congressional, budget, office, from, 2015, 2019, commissioner, bureau, labor, statistics, from, january, 2008, until, january, 2012, previously, worked, department, commerce, department, treasury, internat. Keith Hall served as the Director of the U S Congressional Budget Office from 2015 to 2019 He was the Commissioner of the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics from January 2008 until January 2012 He previously worked at the Department of Commerce Department of Treasury the U S International Trade Commission and the White House Council of Economic Advisers Keith Hall9th Director of the Congressional Budget OfficeIn office April 1 2015 May 31 2019Preceded byDouglas ElmendorfSucceeded byPhillip SwagelCommissioner of the Bureau of Labor StatisticsIn office January 2008 January 2012PresidentGeorge W BushBarack ObamaPreceded byPhilip Rones Acting Succeeded byJack Galvin Acting Personal detailsPolitical partyRepublicanEducationUniversity of Virginia BA Purdue University West Lafayette MS PhD Contents 1 Career 2 Education 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditHall was nominated by President George W Bush to the position of Commissioner of the BLS in September 2007 and confirmed by the Senate in December He was sworn into office in January 2008 and served a four year term ending in 2012 1 2 Previously he was Chief Economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers He also held the positions of Chief Economist for the Department of Commerce and Senior International Economist for the International Trade Commission s Research Division He has also served on the faculties of the University of Arkansas and University of Missouri 2 On April 1 2011 Hall testified on Capitol Hill to the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee that the nation s unemployment rate had fallen to 8 8 percent a two year low 3 Statistics released by the BLS showed that non farm payroll employment rose by 1 5 million from February 2010 and private sector employment increased by 1 8 million during the same period 4 Hall was the ninth Director of the Congressional Budget Office from April 1 2015 to May 31 2019 5 Education EditHall received his B A from the University of Virginia and his Ph D from Purdue University 2 References Edit September 20 2007 Bush Nominates New BLS Commissioner Occupational Health amp Safety a b c Commissioners Keith Hall biography at bls gov NPR Lawmakers Close to Agreement on Budget NPR BLS Statistics Release PDF CBO U S May 31 2019 Goodbye From CBO s Director External links EditPolitico profile Appearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keith Hall economist amp oldid 1120758447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
