claim: "the labor participation rate is at an all-time low."
author: lindsey graham
evidence_1: jun 13, 2016 ... "the labor force participation rate - the share of the potential workforce that is ...  you'd have to go back to october 1977 to find a time when the rate sank to that  level. ... discouraged and leaving the labor force altogether due to lack of  opportunity, low wages, .... 2017 • all rights reserved • tampa bay times.
evidence_2: mar 11, 2015 ... lindsey graham said the labor participation rate “is at an all-time low.” that's not  accurate. it was lower between 1948 and 1978. republican ...
evidence_3: labor force statistics from the current population survey ... labor force status:  civilian labor force participation rate. type of data: percent or rate. age: 16 years  ...
evidence_4: oct 2, 2015 ... a record 94610000 americans were not in the american labor force last ... and  the labor force participation rate reached its lowest point in 38 years, ... i know  several people who are working 2 part time jobs & several who are working low  paid full time ... you can fool all some of the time, and some all the
evidence_5: jul 16, 2015 ... all told, it's likely to be a drag on the u.s. economy for years to come. ... the  country's labor force participation rate – which measures the share of ..... be – lots  of job openings but having people unemployed at the same time?