the world. when we look at where we are economically and we are a stronger economically we have been in history. steve: historic. best in the world. maybe in their world but not in the real world it is the reality this labor day weekend joe biden america is working. yes it is true the unemployment rate is low but the main reason the rate is low because so many americans stopped looking for work just this week we saw the latest figures for job openings way ahead of expectation nearly an all-time record spinning this with good news people are hiring. no. they cannot find people to do the work one of the reasons why we have runaway inflation. look at this we keep focusing on this because it is so important the labor participation rate is still the lowest outside of the pandemic shut down for 45 years is just over 60 percent that means 40 percent of americans of working age are not working. that s not just an economic disaster but social disaster study after study has shown hav
education is a necessity to flourish. reading and writing and the ability to do math and understand history and civics, not just important for the individuals but also for the country itself. the pandemic and our response and reaction to it are issues worth analyzing, there were challenges in education long before the covid virus struck. from safety at school to preparing students for work or college to social integration and learning to exist and thrive within the broader community, these are just some of the things we ask our educators and school systems to do. then the external factors there are a shortage of teachers, our schools have become targets for those who seek to prey to the must vulnerable. those who want schools to be more than places to learn, but political battle feels and social laboratories where the differences which exist in other areas of life manifest themselves, education, knowledge, pursuit of learning remain at the core not only of powerful force for
But i don t think that has significantly grown compared to what you are seen before june. steve: congratulations for getting in the fight. great to see you tonight. we appreciate it. don t forget to set your dvr trey: good evening thank you for joining us, i am trey gowdy, welcome to a special sunday night in america. where we will focus on the issue of education in america. we chose education as an area of focus for a couple of reasons it is important. it has been a tough couple of years for students and parents and teachers. and e it ranks pretty high what voters care about.