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Nov 24, 2021

Inflation and unemployment stats tell a complicated story

Plus: Seeing a Thanksgiving road trip through the lens of infrastructure and a plant nursery owner plans a cross-country trek to combat shipping delays.

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 7: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the closing bell, June 7, 2019 in New York City. Despite weaker than expected jobs numbers for May, U.S. markets had their best week since November. Investors are speculating that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Segments From This Episode

New unemployment claims drop to a 50-year low
by Samantha Fields
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While there are constraints on labor supply, we’re seeing signs that some of them are easing, one economist says.
Consumer prices are growing faster than they have in 30 years
by Andy Uhler
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The Fed’s preferred means of measuring inflation jumped 0.6% in October.
Most home care workers are entitled to overtime but might not know it
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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A new initiative from the Labor Department aims to up outreach and enforcement related to such issues.
Why this plant nursery drives cross-country to hand-deliver orders: “There’s not a lot of wiggle room”
by Amy Scott and Minju Park
Matt Cardy via Getty Images
Rising freight rates and delayed deliveries are forcing a Wisconsin plant nursery to find ways around the supply chain tie-ups.
How big a year for the labor movement was 2021?
by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry
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An online geographic tracker from Cornell shows there were dozens of strikes that didn’t make it into national headlines or government data.
Checking the roads and bridges to grandmother’s house
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nancy Marshall-Genzer
What will the infrastructure bill do for 60-year-old Putty Hill Avenue Bridge — which supports 17,000 vehicles daily — and similar sites?