This must be a trick question.
The last straw in the last collapse of the economy was $4.00/gallon gasoline. It's starting to get close to that again, and fewer people are able to weather it today than were in those days.
Any labor report that suggests a recovery while the price of gasoline continues to climb into the stratosphere should be greeted with guffaws, loud and public and sarcastic laughter.
Another question:
If the economy were robust the demand for gasoline and oil would be much higher than it is now. What would the price of gas be in a current robust economy?