Well, I AM an economic statisically literate person - indeed, I for over 40 yrs I taught how all this employment data (and other series) are estimated. If you're not "statistically literate", then you're doing a quite admirable job of imitating one! I'm almost jealous.
And, yes, I always tried to emphasize how the data represents real people and real lives and it tells stories.
Good job, Kate.