Support our non-partisan non-profit newsroom 💜 Donate now

Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers discusses latest jobs report

David Brancaccio Sep 6, 2013
HTML EMBED:
COPY

Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers discusses latest jobs report

David Brancaccio Sep 6, 2013
HTML EMBED:
COPY

Unemployment in August moved down to 7.3 percent and 169,000 more people showed up on payrolls according to government figures today. The economy has had a slow recovery–the labor participation rate is down and the duration of unemployment has gone up. Jason Furman, President Obama’s chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, joins Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio to disucss the report. 

Click the audio player above to hear more. 

There’s a lot happening in the world.  Through it all, Marketplace is here for you. 

You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible. 

Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.