Early last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics ((BLS)) reported that the unemployment rate in the United States had fallen to just 3.6%. It was the lowest in half a century, seemingly an amazing feat for the most puzzling boom ever conceived. Everyone says it is going gangbusters, but is everyone saying so simply because everyone says so?
This one statistic is the key piece of evidence for something more tangible. The problem is that it is not unassailable. There are flaws in its design, potential inconsistencies never before faced. Even those who are willing