
Plus he's leaving out "quality" of employment.
Employed/unemployed is binary. Many of the stores that Walmart drove out of business payed more/offered more benefits/had no unpayed mandatory overtime.
In that final hour, when each breath is a struggle to take, and you are looking back over your life's accomplishments, which memories would you treasure? The empires you built, or the joy you spread to others?
Therin lies the true measure of a man.