Jobs and Economic Growth Forum

On December 3, 2009, the White House hosted the Jobs and Economic Growth Forum, an opportunity for the President and the economic team to hear from some of the leading CEOs, small business owners, labor leaders, nonprofit heads and thinkers about ideas for continuing to grow the economy and put Americans back to work.  To follow up on that, the White House also asked citizens and community leaders to host Community Job Forums across the country over.  On December 8th, the President gave an address at the Brookings Institution discussing the state of the economy and announcing some next steps in his his overall economic strategy.

The White House Forum - December 3, 2009

• Watch the President's opening remarks (Read the transcript)
• Watch video from the job creation discussions:
  • The Innovation Agenda and Green Jobs of the Future
  • Paving the Road for Small Business Job Growth
  • Creating Jobs through the Rebuilding of America’s Infrastructure
  • Expanding Job Opportunities for American Workers Through Exports
  • Encouraging Business Competitiveness and Job Creation
  • Preparing Workers and Strengthening Main Street
• Watch the President's closing session (Read the transcript)
• The Final Report and Follow-up from Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett

Community Forums - through January 7, 2010

• Learn more
  

Remarks at the Brookings Institution - December 8, 2009

• Read the Remarks
• Watch the video

Remarks On Jobs Through Retrofitting - December 15, 2009

• Read the Remarks
• Read the Vice President's memo on the Clean Energy Economy (pdf)