claim: "every month, we get the reports from the bureau of labor statistics that say even more people have given up looking for work."
author: ted cruz
evidence_1: oct 8, 2015 ... some people think that to get these figures on unemployment, the ... the cps  has been conducted in the united states every month since 1940, when it ...  people who are jobless, looking for a job, and available for work are unemployed . the labor force is made up of the employed and the unemployed.
evidence_2: may 5, 2018 ... more people have given up on finding work and therefore are no ... the  announced 3.9% unemployment rate is, as news reports mentioned, a low since  2000. ... of monthly job numbers from the bureau of labor statistics, a big factor  for ... is little pressure to increase spending on wages to obtain workers.
evidence_3: jun 5, 2018 ... search quotes ... april marked the second month in a row that there were  more vacancies ... with average hourly earnings up just 2.7 percent over the past  year. ... is pulling well ahead of the number the bureau of labor statistics ... jobs  report shows we have 'perfect economy' for stocks 7:45 pm et fri ...
evidence_4: jan 4, 2019 ... the context you need to understand job growth and unemployment in the ...  percent) or others saying 312,000 jobs were added in december. those are the  numbers from the bureau of labor statistics' monthly jobs report, .... what about  your cousin who wants a gig but gave up looking a few months back?
evidence_5: mar 7, 2017 ... what the unemployment rate does – and doesn't – say about the economy. by  drew desilver. every month, the federal bureau of labor statistics releases a  flood of ... she also has to be available to work and actively looking for work (or ...  but the cps asks people a lot more than whether they are working ...