For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 28, 2011
Contact: Phoebe Silag or Karen Conner, news@epi.org 202-775-8810

“Today’s news that gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 1.8% in the first three months of 2011 is yet another reminder that the economic debate in Washington on deficit reduction is misguided. Growth this slow, if sustained for a year, would most definitely lead to a guaranteed rise in the unemployment rate – it’s time for politicians to put jobs back on the top of the issues menu,” said EPI economist Josh Bivens.