I think the parent agrees with you and that tracking uninsured rather than unemployed is a better view of the economy from the ground floor. My metric for "ful

I think the parent agrees with you and that tracking uninsured rather than unemployed is a better view of the economy from the ground floor. My metric for "fully employed" would be has a job, has health insurance and has enough money in savings to fully cover their out of pocket max. Could not be a barer minimum of survival.