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It’s not a bad time to be a job hunter right now
Feb 4, 2025

It’s not a bad time to be a job hunter right now

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After unemployment rose in the first half of last year, the start of the new year appears to be a job-seekers' market.

Segments From this episode

China shows two can play at the tariff game

Mexico and Canada received 30-day delays in U.S. tariffs, but the Trump administration’s additional 10% import tax on goods from China went into effect overnight. China hit back today with targeted tariffs — some at 15%.

The latest in the Panama Canal saga

Marco Rubio is on his first trip abroad as Secretary of State: six days in Latin America, beginning in Panama. President Trump wants Panama to make immediate changes to what he calls the “influence and control” of China over Panama’s Canal. The BBC’s Tom Bateman reports.

Job-seekers start 2025 in a pretty good place

Feb 4, 2025
Measures of worker compensation and satisfaction were positive, and fewer workers say they are planning to jump ship this year.
Less employees are planning to leave their current jobs in 2025.
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Music from the episode

Root Juice Chris Joss

The team

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Nic Perez Director/Producer
Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
John Bruington Media Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC