Segments From This Episode

• Job growth hasn’t been as strong as we thought. But it’s still growth.

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reduced its initial count of new jobs between March 2023 and March 2024 by more than 800,000.

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• The last time inflation was under 3% was March 2021

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  The economy — and life —has changed a lot since.

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• For this hog farmer, uncertainty in Washington is top of mind

  by Kai Ryssdal, Sean McHenry and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Will there be a new Farm Bill this year? Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates? These are a few of the questions top of mind for Brian Duncan, farmer and president of the Illinois Farm Bureau.

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• “Newness” is enticing inflation-weary consumers to spend

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Retail giant Target appears to be banking on refreshed product lines, which can make shopping feel more like a treasure hunt.

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• These U.S. counties had the best and worst employment growth

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Experts say strawberries and RVs were behind some of the most dramatic shifts in the labor market on a county basis.

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• How ranch-style homes helped build the American dream

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  One of the most popular building styles in the U.S. emerged as a lower-cost pathway to homeownership.

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