Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kimberly Adams

  "Marketplace" host Kimberly Adams talks this morning’s lackluster jobs report, tariffs, and the rest of the week's economic news with Ana Swanson at The New York Times and Heather Long at Navy Federal Credit Union.

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• There are worrying signs buried in the August jobs report

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The number of people who have spent six months or more looking for work has been rising.

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• It's been a "topsy-turvy" year for this logistics manager

  by Sarah Leeson

  B:S data allows us to see sectors that are hiring and losing jobs. One sector that's seen a sharp transition: transportation and logistics. Weston LaBar at Waterfront Logistics shares his story.

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• The Numbers

  by Kimberly Adams

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• Quarterly demand for industrial warehouses sees first drop in 15 years

  by Matt Levin

  

  Demand to lease industrial spaces — meaning warehouses that store everything from car parts to construction materials — shrank by 11.3 million square feet in the second quarter of 2025.

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• A tech worker tells us what it's like to look for work right now

  by Sarah Leeson

  Being unemployed can be busier than being employed, says Archit. He's a recent grad and was laid off in the spring.

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• As Trump tries to revive the U.S. maritime industry, ship workers are in short supply

  by Claire Keenan-Kurgan

  

  Merchant mariners are aging out of the workforce. Will there be enough new cadets to expand the fleet? 

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