Jan 4, 2022

We might need different ways to keep tabs on the economy

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Also today: There's a shortage of bus drivers along with everything else, and transit systems are struggling to make up the difference. Apple is now worth $3 trillion dollars.

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Transit systems struggle to find enough bus drivers

by Matt Levin

Jan 4, 2022

Some drivers are retiring, others are going to work for commercial delivery services.

Higher wages from private competitors and a workforce near retirement has led to a bus driver shortage. Above, a Detroit bus driver poses for a portrait in 2020.

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As the economy gets more complex, we might need new ways to measure it

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Rose Conlon

Jan 4, 2022

From jobs to inflation, our economic statistics are ripe for change.

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Rose Conlon Producer

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