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Apr 7, 2021

Job quality is getting worse during COVID

A survey by Gallup released today finds that the pandemic, for many, has eroded the quality of jobs you get if you have a job. And, the worsening-jobs effect is most pronounced for low-income workers. Plus, data on a universal basic income experiment suggests that the free money does not discourage work.

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40% of workers have experienced worsening job quality since start of pandemic, new report finds
The report uses the 2020 Great Jobs Survey, a partnership between Gallup, Omidyar Network and the Bill & Melinda Gates and Lumina Foundations. Marketplace’s Nova Safo has more.
Does universal basic income discourage work? Maybe not, new data says.
by David Brancaccio, Erika Soderstrom and Rose Conlon
Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
We’re learning more about what happens when the government gives people money without conditions.
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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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Job quality is getting worse during COVID

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Segments From This Episode

40% of workers have experienced worsening job quality since start of pandemic, new report finds

Does universal basic income discourage work? Maybe not, new data says.

Music from the episode

The Team