Uh, also, they're not "kind of" two different measurements, they are entirely different stats, far more distinct than speed and acceleration. The top one is people filing for unemployment benefits, and the bottom is the number of layoffs some company measured. People can file for unemployment months after losing a job, or not file at all, and there are all kinds of ways to lose a job that don't involve getting laid off.

There's probably a correlation between the two, but having the two show vastly different stories isn't surprising either.

Oh yes, I thought that might be what u/LibertyLizard meant. To be honest, I got kinda of defensive bc of how that comment was written.

Anyway, I was trying to point out how this stuff is framed. One person says we’re doing great and another says everything is on fire.

That’s what I meant by the title.