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U.S. had better-than-expected job growth in September

The September jobs report, released belatedly on Thursday, shows the United States added 119,000 jobs, beating expectations, but the unemployment rate went up. We discuss what the data tells us about ... Read More

Jobs Report offers mixed picture of the economy

U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, but hiring was weaker than expected. That's according to a new report from the Labor Department, which was delayed because of the government shutdown. Read More

Week in Review: Trump, local politics and economy, and Dear John letters

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with contributing editor at the Urbanist Ryan Packer, writer and journalist Lauryn Bray, and Washington Policy Center Vice President for Research Todd Myers. Read More

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ... Read More

Trump touts private sector job growth, efforts to shrink federal workforce

President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted his administration's efforts to curb the size of the federal government's workforce while expanding private sector payrolls. "Since January, 100,000 ... Read More

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy

The global economic system developed in an era of rapid population growth. With aging populations and people deciding to have smaller families, economists are raising concerns about future prosperity. Read More