Hold that metaphor

Mixed Metaphor of the week, the NYTimes collaborating with an economist talking about good unemployment numbers:

“People were very much thinking that the sky was falling,” said Tom Porcelli, an economist at RBC Capital Markets. “It’s no small victory that we’re up here, even with all these headwinds.”

Up here, Mr. Porcelli was quick to note, is none too lofty a perch.