Feb 18, 2020

This is “United States of Work”

There are 164 million people making this economy go. This year, we're following 10 of them.

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United States of Work

What if the U.S. labor force were 10 people?

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 18, 2020

Our re-imagining of the 164 million people who make this economy work.

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United States of Work

Meet Michael, 31, accountant

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Feb 18, 2020

The Bureau of Labor Statistics would categorize his job under “management, professional, and related occupations," along with four out of 10 U.S. workers.

Peter Balonon-Rosen

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Under whose thumb? Inside a Rolling Stones copyright mystery

by Jasmine Garsd

Feb 18, 2020

A set of recordings posted to YouTube circulated among late last year ... before abruptly disappearing.

British singer Mick Jagger, frontman for The Rolling Stones.

Wood/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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Hard seltzer explosion continues to bubble

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Feb 18, 2020

The fizzy alcoholic beverages seem to be pulling market share mostly from light beer and appeal equally to men and women.

Cartons of hard seltzer White Claw are on display at the Round the Clock Deli in New York City in September.

Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

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Music from the episode

Ginger on the Wind Monster Rally

You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones

Used to Be in Love The Jungle Giants

Geology Barrie

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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