Segments From This Episode

• Let's define a "recession," shall we?

  Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal takes a look at how the definition of a recession has changed over the years and what determines a recession now.

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• The labor market is strong enough to take more rate increases, Federal Reserve official says

  by Lily Jamali

  

  The economy is not where it needs to be on inflation, says Mary Daly, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

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• Hot jobs market is showing some cool spots, staffing agencies say

  by Samantha Fields

  

  There are still almost two jobs open for every person looking for work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week.

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• A hurricane destroyed farmworker housing. A nonprofit’s rebuilding something better.

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Hurricane Irma damaged or destroyed already dilapidated trailer homes in Immokalee, Florida, in 2017. An effort to build permanent affordable housing is now getting off the ground.

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• Do coupons have a place in the digital economy?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham

  

  Food inflation should make consumers eager for discounts. But the couponing tradition isn’t keeping up with changing times.

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