Segments From This Episode

• Gender wage gap widened in 2024 for second year in a row

  by Savannah Peters

  

  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, median wages for men increased 3.7%, but pay for women didn’t budge in 2024.

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• A Labor Department investigation of BLS

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  An internal watchdog at the Labor Department has launched a probe into how the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics collects and reports its closely-watched economic data. The BLS routinely revises its calculations, but President Donald Trump recently fired its chief.

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• Home foreclosures are rising

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The increase could be partially due to rising unemployment and stalling job creation.

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