As pandemic benefits end, unemployment for Black workers is on the rise

A woman walks past the an employment services center in Washington, D.C., in July 2020. In the most recent unemployment report, Black workers were the only racial or ethnic group to see unemployment rise.
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Later in the show: a working mom's experience with the hot rental market, how the labor shortage impacts school lunches and a look at two dueling lobster shacks.
Music from the episode
Work It Missy Elliot
Dirty Work Steely Dan
From Home, to Work, and Back.. Tall Black Guy
She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer
Work Rihanna and Drake
All Work Fever High
The team
Nancy Farghalli
Executive Producer
Daisy Palacios
Senior Producer
Maria Hollenhorst
Producer
Sean McHenry
Associate Producer
Richard Cunningham
Associate Producer
Dylan Miettinen
Associate Digital Producer