54.2, 54.3%. That has to change. And you can't say you're winning when you're 49 and 50 and you're right there. Unacceptable. The national average [workforce participation rate] is 62.1. Just imagine if we could move toward the national average, what that would mean in terms of improving our baseline, the number of people working, the tax revenue, the opportunity to allow us to give more and more tax relief back to our citizens. (03:36–03:39)
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Asserts that the national average workforce participation rate is 62.1%.
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