What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 11 Jan 2017?
Donald Trump, President-elect of the United States ·
96 million really wanting a job and they can't get. You know that story. The real number — that's the real number.
About 96 million Americans were outside the labor force, but most were retired, in school or caring for family. Only about 5.4 million of them said they wanted a job.
In December 2016, 5,449,000 people who were not in the labor force said they wanted a job now (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, series LNU05026639, not seasonally adjusted).
Claim vs. the record · Economy
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- News conference at Trump Tower, New York City, his first as President-elect.
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