Segments From This Episode

• Airlines are burning a lot of cash — so what does that mean?

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Expenses don’t go away just because people aren’t flying.

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• Employers rethink cost of living calculations

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  As employees stay remote and can move anywhere to work, some companies are reconsidering the math that goes into compensation packages.

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• COVID-19 holiday creep is already here

  by Erika Beras

  

  Holiday shopping is early and mostly online this year, experts say. Avoiding supply-chain delays is part of the reason.

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• A Los Angeles bookstore owner on reinventing her small business during the pandemic

  by Daisy Palacios

  

  Celene Navarrete had to close her shop doors in March and is now growing her online store and attending virtual book fairs.

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• The unemployment rate in some neighborhoods is triple the national average

  by Jasmine Garsd

  

  In parts of the South Bronx, the unemployment rate was estimated to be nearly 30% in August. Nationwide, it’s a little less than 8%.

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• Every number is the story of what’s counted, and what’s not

  by Deborah Stone

  

  In this book excerpt, Deborah Stone examines the way we calculate unemployment numbers.

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