FAUX RADIO NEWS DISINFORMATION

A couple of days ago, I heard a FAUX radio news speaker claim that the percentage of people employed was 95.3%. I assume this was calculated by subtracting the current unemployment rate, 4.7%, from 100%. Of course, it is false. The real percentage of people participating in the labor force is much lower, as you can see from this graph obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.



Series Id: LNS11300000

Seasonal Adjusted

Series title: (Seas) Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor force status: Civilian labor force participation rate

Type of data: Percent

Age: 16 years and over