2020 State of the Union address: on Jobs

Donald Trump: Unemployment at record low, including women & disabled

• African-American poverty has declined to the lowest rate ever recorded.
• The veterans' unemployment rate dropped to a record low.
• The unemployment rate for disabled Americans has reached an all-time low.
• Workers without a high school diploma have achieved the lowest unemployment rate recorded in United States history.

Donald Trump: Fact-Check: Job creation has increased, but at lower rate

Fact -Check: Trump here is mixing apples and oranges, comparing the labor force participation rate under President Obama with the number of jobs created under his own administration. But they are different numbers. It's true the participation rate fell from 65.7% to 62.9% during Obama's two terms in office, partly because the population was aging. It has since rebounded this year to 63.2%. But the economy also added 11.6 million jobs during Obama's two terms, and job creation has increased at a slightly slower rate under Trump.

Veronica Escobar: Raise the federal minimum wage

Escobar outlined the Democrats' stance on bread-and-butter election issues, including universal affordable health care and raising the federal minimum wage. It showed how the Democrats are trying to frame the issues voters care about most in terms that appeal to Latinos, without predominantly focusing on the immigration debate.