Segments From This Episode

• Job Files: Milkman

  by Marketplace Staff

  This Labor Day installment of the job files checks in with a hard-working milkman.

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• Labor Day road rally

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  A record number of motorists are expected to have hit the road this long Labor Day weekend. New airport restrictions and falling gas prices are helping fuel the increase, Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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• Asia’s working poor

  by Miranda Kennedy

  A new study from the International Labor Organization warns that even though Asia is growing fast economically, it hasn't created enough quality jobs. Miranda Kennedy explains.

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• Downsize my space

  by Marketplace Staff

  With interest rates going up, is the era of big houses on its way out? Bob Moon takes a look.

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• Back-to-school costs rising

  by Amy Scott

  The cost to send junior back to school is higher than ever. Amy Scott explains.

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• Cereal to put crunch on wallets

  by Ashley Milne-Tyte

  Cereal makers are likely to raise the price of their products this month to offset increasing commodity costs. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.

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• State of the American worker

  by Jane Lindholm

  Just how is the average American working man or woman faring these days? Not great says a report from the Economic Policy Institute. Jane Lindholm has the details.

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• Hanging with a surf instructor

  by Marketplace Staff

  Ever wonder what it's like to be a surf instructor? Get ready to hit the waves with Larry Fernandez.

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