Trump keeps touting the fact that more Americans are working than ever before. But the boast is almost meaningless for one key reason.

Discovered on 13 November 09:01 AM CST.

President Trump touted his handling of the economy at a speech for the New York Economic Club on Tuesday, pointing out the record number of people in the US who are employed as a measure of his success ahead of the 2020 election.
But that figure is misleading for one key reason: the boost in the number of employed Americans largely tracks with the nation's population growth, as more Americans come of age and enter the workforce.
While an aggregate number of people with a job is increasing along with the overall population, as Trump touts, the percentage of Americans who are employed is not at a record.
The labor participation rate, which is the percentage of Americans who are employed or actively looking for work, stands at 63%, a drop from the record rate of 67.3% from 2000.