> Current headlines use the broad statistics, such as the most exclusive unemployment stats, that don't really capture what's happening on Main Street. You pro

> Current headlines use the broad statistics, such as the most exclusive unemployment stats, that don't really capture what's happening on Main Street. You probably know this, but just to clarify economics has many more complicated statistics than those that make it into newspaper headlines. For example, the "unemployment number" is technically U1. U2, U3, U4, etc. capture different nuances.