How the gas boom transformed a small town in Louisiana
We’ll also tackle this week’s economic news, hear about the rise and fall of the National Women’s Football League and discuss the impact of seesawing return-to-office plans.
To digest this week’s muddled jobs report and more economic news, “Marketplace” host Amy Scott chats with Heather Long of the Washington Post and Kate Davidson with Politico.
Warehouse jobs increased by 50,000 this month. Are those jobs here to stay?
by Justin Ho
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That sector now employs more than 200,000 more people than it did before the pandemic.
In small-town Louisiana, the natural gas boom is paying a lot of bills
by Andy Uhler
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High prices are driving even more drilling in areas where fracking took off in the 2000s.
Report to the office. No, don’t. OK, come now. Actually, wait.
by Matt Levin
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Delta, omicron — they are messing with return-to-office plans.
How a professional women’s football league broke barriers
by Maria Hollenhorst
Photo provided by Joyce Johnson of the L.A. Dandelions
“Hail Mary” tells the story of the pioneering National Women’s Football League, which found it hard to compete for attention with men’s sports.
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