Keith Hall (economist)

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 Hall
Director of the Congressional Budget Office
In office
April 1, 2015 – May 31, 2019
Preceded byDouglas Elmendorf
Succeeded byPhillip Swagel
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
In office
January 2008 – January 2012
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byPhilip Rones (Acting)
Succeeded byJack Galvin (Acting)
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
Purdue University, West Lafayette (MS, PhD)

Career

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]

Hall was the ninth Director of the Congressional Budget Office from April 1, 2015 to May 31, 2019.[5]

Education

Hall received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his Ph.D. from Purdue University.[2]

References
  1. Sep 20, 2007. "Bush Nominates New BLS Commissioner -". Occupational Health & Safety.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Commissioners: Keith Hall biography at bls.gov
  3. "NPR, Lawmakers Close to Agreement on Budget".
  4. "BLS Statistics Release" (PDF).
  5. CBO, U. S. (May 31, 2019). "Goodbye From CBO's Director".
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