Mar 6, 2020

The business of “deep cleaning”

One business in the sanitation service says business is 50% busier than usual. Yana Paskova/Getty Images

The stock market is not getting better Friday morning. Seasonal fluctuations in hiring to start the year. What businesses are doing to prevent outbreaks and avoid legal liability.

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Why the seasonal adjustment in monthly jobs data?

by Mitchell Hartman

Mar 6, 2020

Smoothing over predictable seasonable ups and downs in unemployment can reveal underlying economic trends.

One BLS economist said unseasonably mild weather would lead to an uptick in construction.

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COVID-19

Businesses step up cleaning to keep new coronavirus at bay

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Mar 6, 2020

"Deep cleaning" companies are in demand.

A utility service worker for King County Metro deep cleans a metro bus on March 3, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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