The War on Democracy

ECONOMY

TRUMP: "Jobs — now more people working today than ever in the history of our country. Ever in the history of our country — think of that." — remarks Thursday at social media summit.

TRUMP: "We're up to almost 160 million jobs. ...If you think, more people working in the United States today than at any day ever in our history." — remarks Monday at dinner with emir of Qatar.

THE FACTS: He's omitting important context. There is a record workforce, but it's driven by population growth.

A more relevant measure is the proportion of Americans with jobs, and that is still far below record highs.

According to Labor Department data , 60.6% of people in the United States 16 years and older were working in June. That's below the all-time high of 64.7% in April 2000, though higher than the 59.9% when Trump was inaugurated in January 2017.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/ap-fact-check-trump-eco-115951030.html
 
ECONOMY

TRUMP: "Jobs — now more people working today than ever in the history of our country. Ever in the history of our country — think of that." — remarks Thursday at social media summit.

TRUMP: "We're up to almost 160 million jobs. ...If you think, more people working in the United States today than at any day ever in our history." — remarks Monday at dinner with emir of Qatar.

THE FACTS: He's omitting important context. There is a record workforce, but it's driven by population growth.

A more relevant measure is the proportion of Americans with jobs, and that is still far below record highs.

According to Labor Department data , 60.6% of people in the United States 16 years and older were working in June. That's below the all-time high of 64.7% in April 2000, though higher than the 59.9% when Trump was inaugurated in January 2017.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/ap-fact-check-trump-eco-115951030.html
THE FACTS: He's omitting important context. There is a record workforce, but it's driven by population growth.

Imagine that.
 
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