Airing on Friday, May 8, 2015: Friday's non-farm payrolls report showed that 223,000 jobs were added in April and that wages have barely grown. But some economists wish that more information was in the report. We talk with experts about what they think should have been included. Next: the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died in custody following his arrest, is just one of the latest in a string of incidents involving alleged police brutality. In our series "Behind the blue line," we've been taking a step back to explore the job of policing—the changing technology, the training, the push for more workplace diversity. Today we'll take a look at workplace morale for your average cop. Officers are stressed and it's affecting how they do their jobs. But when Marketplace's Sally Herships sat down to talk to two veteran cops, she found out something surprising.
Airing on Friday, May 8, 2015: Friday’s non-farm payrolls report showed that 223,000 jobs were added in April and that wages have barely grown. But some economists wish that more information was in the report. We talk with experts about what they think should have been included. Next: the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died in custody following his arrest, is just one of the latest in a string of incidents involving alleged police brutality. In our series “Behind the blue line,” we’ve been taking a step back to explore the job of policing—the changing technology, the training, the push for more workplace diversity. Today we’ll take a look at workplace morale for your average cop. Officers are stressed and it’s affecting how they do their jobs. But when Marketplace’s Sally Herships sat down to talk to two veteran cops, she found out something surprising.
