The percentage of Americans who are employed has fallen from 61 to 51
Why do people focus on aggregate unemployment metrics so much? A $10&#x2F;hr job with no benefits is tremendously different than a $60K&#x2F;yr job with health care. The former is not a living wage. Yet both are just &quot;jobs&quot; -- what does that word even imply in 2020? Even worse are &quot;job creation numbers&quot;, proudly brought to you by Aunt Mary who works three minimum wage jobs.<p>Is &quot;employing&quot; XX% of your population in virtual indentured servitude supposed to be something politicians are proud of?