Claim: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s."
Fact-check: Dave Brat: U.S labor participation rate is lowest since `70s
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Sean Gorman
Date published: 2016-06-13T00:00:00