“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with Sudeep Reddy at Politico and Heather Long at The Washington Post about this week’s jobs data and what it means for the Fed’s next interest rate decision.
What’s behind the drop in retail hiring in November?
by Henry Epp
Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Fewer workers may be needed in stores as online shopping and automation make gains. Retail jobs have fallen as a result.
Some Texas homes are building in blackout protection
by Elizabeth Trovall
Michael Busch/AFP via Getty Images
A home builder and an electricity retailer are partnering to install backup power batteries in new homes as Texans brace for potential outages this winter.
Awaiting immigration crackdown, some homebuilders wonder who’ll build the homes
by Amy Scott
Amy Scott/Marketplace
About a quarter of construction workers are immigrants. They may be vulnerable at a time when more housing is needed across the country.
What if the job market had a Spotify Wrapped?
by Matt Levin
Illustration by Jordan Mangi/Marketplace | Photos Dimitrios Kambouris, Timothy Norris, Scott Legato/Getty Images
We asked economists which songs embodied the American labor market in 2024.
Apple
Spotify
Amazon
RSS
