Today’s show is all about jobs — or lack thereof. Plus, a job counselor’s story of trying to find one.
The 12.5 million jobs deficit, the 3.9 million low-wage service jobs gone, the 23 million un- and underemployed.
This has many economists predicting the economic pain of the pandemic will last long after the economy “recovers.”
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with ADP chief economist Nela Richardson and journalist David Gura about the macro outlook for the economy and stimulus efforts.
Leftover PPP money is in an account. But other expenses, like unemployment, are paid only as needed.
The federal government uses a 500-employee cutoff to define small businesses. Turns out that definition’s pretty contentious.
A story about job hunting from a job-hunting counselor. “I learned a valuable lesson,” says Carolyn Kennard of Texas.