Today, we get into the nuance of unemployment and the racial wealth gap data. Plus, a coin designer and the 32-hour workweek, island style.
About 198,000 people filed new claims last week. The drop continues a downward trend, even in the face of higher interest rates.
And yet, more than half of Americans say they’re going to cut back on entertainment spending, because of rising costs.
Since those groups generally started with less wealth than white and Asian households, small changes have an outsize impact.
It’s an attempt by San Juan County officials to attract and recruit workers in the remote and expensive area.
Easy access to weapons has fueled an underground supply chain that sends firearms and ammo south while drugs and migrants move north.